Male Sweat Boosts Women's Hormone Levels


	Male Sweat Boosts Women's Hormone Levels

thisnamecantbetaken

5-2-2007 1:40 AM

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hormones, research, pheromones, sex, psychology

thisnamecantbetaken says:

Now get to work boys! Your hard work will pay off...chuckle chuckle.

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5-2-2007 1:07 PM

debbyski

Hmmm . . . this explains all my distractions in the gym.

5-2-2007 2:22 PM

Hawkeye_84

I just KNEW there had to be an ulterior reason for triathlon training.

5-2-2007 2:25 PM

skwirlinator

Reminds me of Porkys

5-2-2007 3:39 PM

ashleystar

very interesting, cool clip!

5-2-2007 3:42 PM

BigBadWolf

That's it... I will never use deodorant again!

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