Why Testosterone is Responsible For a Lack of Trust

Now what, you may be asking yourself, has trust to do with testosterone? Thought of as the quintessentially male hormone it is nevertheless present in the female body and there is a peak in production just before ovulation. Testosterone is known from other studies to enhance a woman's libido, and so it is logical that a woman should be most interested in sex when she is likeliest to conceive. Apart from that traditional role, it also, appears to have some effect on how much or how little we trust of the people. Researchers at Utrecht University in Holland have been investigating how our hormones influence how likely we are -- or not -- to trust other people.