Athena Institute for Women’s Wellness was founded in 1986 by Winnifred Cutler, Ph.D. with her mission of working to improve women’s healthcare. That same year her scientific discovery of human pheromones was published.
The Story of Athena Pheromones:
As a 1975 graduate student in biology at UPenn, Stanford University Postdoctoral Fellow in Physiology, and return to the Hospital of UPenn to cofound its First Women’s Wellness Program, Dr. Cutler focused on human sexual behavior. Her decades-long scholarly journey of published foundational studies leading to the formulation of the two proprietary formulas: Athena Pheromone 10Xtm and Athena Pheromone 10:13tm is linked here
The media also did their own tests. ABC 2020 and many others. See our extensive Video library
College Math Fellows attended Dr. Cutler’s Invited Presentation “How Scientific Discovery Gets Done” at Ursinus College 2022.
A 2025 podcast interview with sex therapist Jessa Zimmerman — the Athena Pheromone Story remains current in the Better Sex Podcast… covering the history of pheromones, the different types, and their effects on human attraction, fertility, and romantic behavior. Dr. Cutler also highlights her development of pheromone products and their potential to enhance intimate relationships.
An extensive library of thousands of unsolicited testimonials from Athena Pheromone long time customers keeps the story moving forward.
Here is a 2010 excerpt from “Nancy” --a longtime customer:
‘My physician knew about the Harvard researchers testing of your formula in postmenopausal women and recommended it to me. It actually works. I am absolutely floored. It was amazing. When I wore it, the first time, we went from being just friends.. to being much more than friends. For me, it was just like magic. Not only with my “friend” …but also out and about in the community. Everywhere I go.'
Then in 2025 “Nancy” wrote again on her emailed order 24th order:
'Personally, I am a psychotherapist; 62 years old now. The Athena Pheromone makes a real difference.. everywhere. I have been a customer for many years. Now it is not the romance that is so important, but the niceness the pheromone evokes.'
Read More: Athena Pheromone 10:13™ helps Mature Women Feel 'Seen' Again.. As told by actual mature users of the product.