I came across this interesting article the other day about how our bodies maybe giving us subtle hints that we are ovulating and at our most fertile.

Ovulation has always been a bit of a mystery. Our body doesn’t give us any glaring signals that ovulation is occurring, but according to a new study released in the journal, Hormones and Behavior our bodies may just be sending us, and the world, subtle hints instead. According to the study women tend to wear prettier, more revealing clothing, and embellish their outfits with more jewelry when they are at their most fertile point in their cycle.

The researchers had college women come to the lab for testing. The women were not told what the testing was for, and were asked questions about other things like food to throw them off. Each time they arrived at the lab their urine was tested to determine fertility and they were photographed when they were at their most fertile and their least fertile. The photographs were then shown to a random group of people, both men and women, who were asked “In what photograph are they trying to look most attractive.”. 60 percent of the time the people chose the photographs that was taken when the woman was at her most fertile.

The results of this study indicate that although our bodies do not give us very obvious hints that we are fertile, like the changes in scent and skin color that some other animals experience, we are getting signals none the less. Of course, we may not notice we are changing our appearance in any way so it probably isn’t the best measure of fertility if you are trying to conceive (don’t throw away your fertility testing kits just yet), but I thought it was a pretty interesting study with pretty interesting results.