Does testosterone have a "smell"?
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Sheriff Raff -Answerhag
ANSWERS: 6
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Yes, if your talking about semen I think it does. It smells like avocado to me and I have a good sense of smell!
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There is a "relic" organ in the nose of human that is thought to have been used for detecting feromones. It is not linked to the brain any more, so it doesn't work, It's name is the vomeronasal organ. Maybe that would have detected it.
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Smell is highly subjective. What one person can smell, another cannot. However there are many people, and dogs and other animals that can definitely smell testosterone.
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Its gotta smell like me. I sweat testosterone.
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I'd imagine, but I doubt it's something you would consciously notice.
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According to reference data - testosterone is an odorless substance. However, sence of smell is dependent from a sniffer, i.e. perception of smell is a subjective parameter. For example, usually a dog percepts smell better than people; women better than men ... Lets re-formulate that initial question: is testosterone a volatile substance? Answer: Yes, it is a moderate volatile compound. Moreover, at Olympic Drug Testing testosterone is analysed in the gaseous state by a gas chromatography mass spectrometer (GC-MS).
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