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Does the Pill change what women want in a mate?

New York, US: Women who take oral contraceptives desire different traits in an imaginary man than women not on the Pill, according to a small study in Italy.

Whether that translates to their choices in the real world remains uncertain, but with more than 60 million women taking the Pill worldwide, the study authors write, the possibility that it changes mating dynamics is worth examining.

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