Changes in Olfactory Sensitivity and Odor Preference During the Sexual Cycle

The purpose of this study was to clarify the changes in olfactory sensitivity and odor preferences during the sexual cycle. The subjects were 36 mature females in their twenties with normal olfactory functions and a stable menstrual cycle. Olfactory tests were conducted at two points in the luteal a...

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Published inJournal of Japan Society of Nursing Research Vol. 42; no. 2; pp. 2_185 - 2_193
Main Authors Yoshinaru, Mai, Emori, Yoko, Kawaguchi, Takayasu
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Published Japan Society of Nursing Research 20.06.2019
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Abstract The purpose of this study was to clarify the changes in olfactory sensitivity and odor preferences during the sexual cycle. The subjects were 36 mature females in their twenties with normal olfactory functions and a stable menstrual cycle. Olfactory tests were conducted at two points in the luteal and follicular phases in the mature women using the T&T olfactometer, the only standardized olfactory measurement device in Japan. As a result, only isovaleric acid (C5H10O2) showed a lower detection threshold (p<.05) because a higher olfactory sensitivity in the luteal phase than in the follicular phase. Isovaleric acid has a putrid or human body odor. In the luteal phase, those who responded that they liked the standard odor A ( β-phenyl ethyl alcohol: C8H10O) tended to have a higher cognitive threshold than those stating that they disliked it (p<.05). There was no change in olfactory sensitivity and other odors during the sexual cycle.
AbstractList The purpose of this study was to clarify the changes in olfactory sensitivity and odor preferences during the sexual cycle. The subjects were 36 mature females in their twenties with normal olfactory functions and a stable menstrual cycle. Olfactory tests were conducted at two points in the luteal and follicular phases in the mature women using the T&T olfactometer, the only standardized olfactory measurement device in Japan. As a result, only isovaleric acid (C5H10O2) showed a lower detection threshold (p<.05) because a higher olfactory sensitivity in the luteal phase than in the follicular phase. Isovaleric acid has a putrid or human body odor. In the luteal phase, those who responded that they liked the standard odor A ( β-phenyl ethyl alcohol: C8H10O) tended to have a higher cognitive threshold than those stating that they disliked it (p<.05). There was no change in olfactory sensitivity and other odors during the sexual cycle.
The purpose of this study was to clarify the changes in olfactory sensitivity and odor preferences during the sexual cycle. The subjects were 36 mature females in their twenties with normal olfactory functions and a stable menstrual cycle. Olfactory tests were conducted at two points in the luteal and follicular phases in the mature women using the T&T olfactometer, the only standardized olfactory measurement device in Japan. As a result, only isovaleric acid (C5H10O2) showed a lower detection threshold (p<.05) because a higher olfactory sensitivity in the luteal phase than in the follicular phase. Isovaleric acid has a putrid or human body odor. In the luteal phase, those who responded that they liked the standard odor A ( β-phenyl ethyl alcohol: C8H10O) tended to have a higher cognitive threshold than those stating that they disliked it (p<.05). There was no change in olfactory sensitivity and other odors during the sexual cycle. 本研究の目的は,性周期における嗅覚感受性の変化およびにおいに対する嗜好の変化を明らかにすることであった。研究対象は,嗅覚機能が正常で,性周期の安定した20歳代の成熟期女性36名とした。方法は,嗅覚測定用基準臭であるT&Tオルファクトメーターを用い,成熟女性の黄体期と卵胞期の2時期で嗅覚検査を実施した。また,においの種類に対する嗜好性についても調査した。その結果,イソ吉草酸(C5H10O2)において,卵胞期よりも黄体期で検知閾値が有意に低く(p< .05),嗅覚感受性が高いことが示唆された。イソ吉草酸は腐敗臭や,ひとの体臭に近いにおいとされるものである。また,黄体期では基準臭A(C8H10O)のにおいを好むものは,Aのにおいが嫌いであるものに比べ,認知閾値が有意に高く(p< .05),嗅覚感受性が低いといえた。その他のにおいでは性周期による嗅覚感受性の変化は認められなかった。
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– reference: 三輪高喜(2011b). 嗅覚検査の現状と今後の展望. 耳鼻咽喉科展望, 54(2), 70-79.
– reference: Nordin, S., Broman, D.A., and Wulff, M. (2005). Environmental odor intolerance in pregnant women. Physiology & Behavior, 84(2), 175-179.
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– reference: 村本和世(2015). 「におい」の生物学. 小児保健研究, 74(3), 355-360.
– reference: Lundström, J.N., McClintock, M.K., and Olsson, M.J. (2006). Effects of reproductive state on olfactory sensitivity suggest odor specificity. Biological Psychology, 71(3), 244-247.
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