Women's Tears Tell Men to Back Off

THURSDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Crying may be nature's way of telling men to give women some space: A new study indicates the smell of women's tears considerably dampens men's sexual desire.
Research by Israeli scientists examining the significance of emotional human tears suggests they are far more than watery drops squeezed from glands around the eyes. Women's tears play a functional role by emitting chemical signals that reduce testosterone levels and sexual arousal in men, the study found.