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"the pill"; and its impact on lap dancers' earnings
Topic Started: Nov 19 2008, 12:16 PM (233 Views)
big al
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To see whether estrus was really “lost” during human evolution (as researchers often claim), we examined ovulatory cycle effects on tip earnings by professional lap dancers working in gentlemen's clubs. Eighteen dancers recorded their menstrual periods, work shifts, and tip earnings for 60 days on a study web site. A mixed-model analysis of 296 work shifts (representing about 5300 lap dances) showed an interaction between cycle phase and hormonal contraception use. Normally cycling participants earned about US$335 per 5-h shift during estrus, US$260 per shift during the luteal phase, and US$185 per shift during menstruation. By contrast, participants using contraceptive pills showed no estrous earnings peak. These results constitute the first direct economic evidence for the existence and importance of estrus in contemporary human females, in a real-world work setting. These results have clear implications for human evolution, sexuality, and economics.

Source: Ovulatory cycle effects on tip earnings by lap dancers: economic evidence for human estrus?

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Luke's Dad
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Bump. I find this article to be very interesting. I'd like to know the average earnings per shift for a dancer on the pill.
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kenny
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I wonder if this affects the workplace in any way.
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Frank_W
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Wonder if it's going to be like the Olympics, with dancers being accused of doping to increase performance. (er... I'm sure that if they administered drug testing, contraceptives would be the least of what would be found!) :unsure:
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Jolly
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Apparently, due to olfactory or other clues, guys will spend more money on gals who are ready to breed.

Yep. I'll buy that....
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Frank_W
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Or maybe when women are ovulating, they feel more confident and sexy? Perhaps it's symbiotic...
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Axtremus
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Brilliant idea, that study! :thumb:
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jon-nyc
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Very interesting.
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Klaus
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Interesting, but I guess it is quite hard to distinguish correlation from causation.

It is clear that the menstruation phase influences the hormonal balance in women, and it is obvious that this can in turn influence their behavior (e.g., being in a bad mood more often etc.). This might already explain the results of the study.
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jon-nyc
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Good point, Klaus. THis could be just another verification of the existence of PMS - like we need one!
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Frank_W
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Q: What's the difference between PMS and Mad Cow Disease?

A: The number of tits!
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