What are pheromones?
(pronounced "FAIR-uh-moans")
Pheromone definition:
Pheromones are naturally occurring odorless substances the fertile body excretes externally, conveying an airborne signal that provides information to, and triggers responses from, the opposite sex of the same species.
In 1986 Dr. Winnifred Cutler, founder of Athena Institute, and her colleagues conducted the first controlled scientific studies to document the existence of pheromones in humans. Prior to their landmark research, there were no conclusive indications that pheromones were excreted by humans. In animals, it had been known that pheromones served to promote behavior that perpetuated the species.
By 2005, the scientific literature recognized four classes of pheromones:
- Human sex-attractant pheromones (Dr. Cutler's expertise)
- Mother-infant recognition pheromones - a signal that identifies which mother to suckle from, or which offspring to allow to remain in the nest.
- Menstrual synchrony pheromones in women - causing women in close proximity to cycle together, menstruating at the same time of the month.
- Territorial marking animal pheromones - a keep away from 'my females' signal
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Athena Pheromone fragrance additives increase sexual attractiveness as proven by three published double-blind, placebo-controlled efficacy studies (two of them by independent researchers). Rigorous studies of this caliber are the gold standard of science, especially when they pass review by scientific peers and are accepted for publication.
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*Proven: human pheromones exist and influence relations between women and men
* Read: what customers have been saying about Athena Pheromones since 1993
* Read: more about the Scientific Method of double-blind, placebo-controlled research
"However, the reigning queen of pheromone research is Dr. Winnifred Cutler...founder of the Athena Institute in...Pennsylvania. She published her first scientific paper on the subject back in 1986, and she has gone on to isolate these 'naturally occurring ingredients' and bottle them..."
-Sondra Forsyth,
Is He the Right Man for You?
Cosmo Guide paperback 1996, p13