[3] Humans tend to choose partners based on their differences rather than their similarities, but
women on the pill choose partners based on their sameness.
Not exact matches
Women who were
on the
pill in this study
chose the t - shirts with genes that were very similar to their own, suggesting that the
pill interferes with a
woman's ability to
choose her most compatible mate.
WEDNESDAY, May 23, 2012 (Health.com)-- The small fraction of
women who
choose intrauterine devices (IUDs) or under - skin implants as their preferred method of birth control may be
on to something: According to a new study, these long - acting forms of contraception are 20 times better at preventing unintended pregnancies than the
Pill and other short - term methods.
Women on the
pill lack the ability to «sniff out» immune system compatible mates and end up
choosing partners that aren't biologically the best match or the most compatible.
[4] One study even suggested that when «a
woman chooses her partner while she is
on the
pill and then comes off it to have a child, her hormone - driven preferences change, and she may find she is married to the wrong kind of man.»