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In addition to preferring masculine faces, it has also been found that women have a preference towards more masculine voices during the late-follicular, fertile phase of the menstrual cycle. [1] They are particularly sensitive towards voice pitch and apparent vocal-tract length, which are both testosterone related vocal traits. This effect has found to be most significant in women who are less feminine, (those with low E3G levels), in comparison to women with higher E3G levels.
Hormone levels throughout the menstrual cycle do not only affect a women's behaviour in terms of preferences, but also in terms of their own overt behaviours. The ornamentation effect is another phenomenon influenced by a female's stage in her menstrual cycle which refers to the way a women presents herself to others, in a way to attract potential sexual partners. Studies have found that the closer women were to ovulation, the more provocatively they dress, and the more attractive they are rated as. [2]
- ^ Feinberg, D. R.; Jones, B. C.; Law Smith, M. J.; Moore, F. R.; DeBruine, L. M.; Cornwell, R. E.; Hillier, S. G.; Perrett, D. I. (2006-02-01). "Menstrual cycle, trait estrogen level, and masculinity preferences in the human voice". Hormones and Behavior. 49 (2): 215–222. doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2005.07.004.
- ^ Haselton, Martie G.; Mortezaie, Mina; Pillsworth, Elizabeth G.; Bleske-Rechek, April; Frederick, David A. (2007-01-01). "Ovulatory shifts in human female ornamentation: Near ovulation, women dress to impress". Hormones and Behavior. 51 (1): 40–45. doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2006.07.007.