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Stressful jobs can leave women unlucky in love

05/24/2013

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Women under a lot of pressure at work may have difficulty finding a partner, says the study, since high levels of the stress hormone makes them less attractive to men
  
Researchers found that women with high levels of cortisol are classified as less attractive by men than those who are more relaxed. This may be bad news for perform functions stressful and are in search of love.

The effect would occur, the scientists said, because the face bears strong signals about the health and fertility of person. Those who have high stress levels are generally less healthy. However, the researchers noted that the strength of the immune system does not affect the woman's attractiveness to the opposite sex. Previous studies of men showed that they tend to be more interested in women less stressed and strong immune system.

- Perhaps, then, the low levels of cortisol to signal health in the woman's face - told "The Telegraph", the biologist at the University of Turku (Finland), Markus Rantala, study coordinator. - An alternative explanation is that the facial attraction signals the reproductive potential, which is mediated in part by the stress hormone.

The research was published in the "Royal Society journal Biology Letters." Scientists vaccinated 52 young women with Latvian, against Hepatitis B. They then took blood samples to measure their immune response and cortisol levels. They asked 18 heterosexual men to rate the attractiveness of each woman who had her face photographed. Those with low levels of blood cortisol have been evaluated as more attractive.
Cortisol is the hormone that plays a number of roles in the body, including suppression of the immune system and aid metabolism.
In the medical literature, it is produced when the body is under stress or when the individual is anxious.

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