The secret hidden in the boys

Women want good boyfriends like George Clooney and Brad Pitt, but perhaps what they really desire is not a masculine face or a solid body.

Testosterone is the most important male hormone. Men with high testosterone levels are often judged by women as both physically and mentally strong. The medical community also affirmed that the higher the level of testosterone in the body, the greater their immunity. So researchers at Abertay University in England speculate that women who are enchanted with handsome men are not because of their faces, but because of their health.

To test the hypothesis, Fhionna Moore, a scientist at Abertay University, and colleagues took blood samples from 74 Latvian young men aged 20 to 25. A month later they vaccinated against the disease. liver B for youth groups. The second blood sample took place a month after the vaccinated youth group, Livescience reported.

Scientists think men have handsome faces
masculine as actor George Clooney often possesses a good immune system.

The presence of vaccines promotes the immune system to produce antiviral antibiotics. The team measured levels of antibiotics, testosterone and cortisol. Scientists have long known that cortisol is one of the hormones that causes stress in people.

The team requested 94 Latvian women, also between the ages of 20 and 25, to look at photos of young men and evaluate their attractiveness on a scale of 1 to 10. Then experts analyzed termites. the relationship between antiviral antibiotic content causing hepatitis B, testosterone and cortisol levels, the attractiveness of each guy.

The results showed that young men who were highly appreciated by women not only had high levels of testosterone but also strong immune systems. The stronger a person's immune system is, the more attractive he is in the eyes of women. Similarly, the lower the cortisol concentration (the smaller the risk of falling into a stressful state) is.

Many previous studies have pointed out the relationship between testosterone content and immunity, but Abertay University's study also adds one more factor - women's feeling - to that relationship. The team will continue to study to see if that relationship exists in non-Latvian cultures and age beyond 20-25.