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Prompt: Science Summary

Birth control has rapidly increased in popularity in the last couple decades, and is now what seems to be the "go to" plan. Birth control is used worldwide by more than 60 million women (Wiley). Not only does birth control help prevent pregnancy, but recent researchers have conducted a study that proves birth control may have an impact on the women's choice of sexual partner. In this study they had male participants from Central Italy split into two different groups. One group completed a questionnaire to verify the structure of the Partners Masculinity Index (PMI), it determines the male traits that women find attractive during the fertile phase of their menstrual cycle (Wiley). The PMI was used to assess the degree of masculinity in a male, referring to their physically, psychological and masculinity behavior. The results indicate that taking the pill may psychologically influence a women's preference for certain characteristics of an ideal sexual partner. I do understand how this is possible because taking the pill alters your hormones, and especially when a women is in her fertile phase of the menstruation during that time we do have rushing hormones. In conclusion, this article reminds me of Barrett Laws #10 lack of evidence doesn't always mean its false. Wiley does have some questions to answer about this subject, but just because he may not have all the answers yet doesn't means it is false.

References: Wiley. "Does birth control impact women's choice of sexual partners?." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 19 May 2014. .

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