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Competition among human females likely contributed to concealed ovulation

2021-01-25
(Press-News.org) Human females rely on aids like charting, test strips or wearable tech to identify periods of fertility. Some animals, like baboons, undergo obvious physical changes during ovulation. How did fertility become so hard to detect in humans?

For nearly half a century, the evolution of concealed ovulation in human females has been explained as useful for securing male partners to help raise and support children. A END


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[Press-News.org] Competition among human females likely contributed to concealed ovulation