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The Effects of Birth Control on Smell

Women pick their mate based on smell, as do other animals. They found that the women tended to be attracted to people with an m h c that was dissimilar to their own. And they concluded that's because it would be beneficial to mate with someone who is most genetically different from you. You're less likely to share genetic defects that you would pass along to your children.

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