Ovulation and Condom Use

Abstract

Ovulation increases women's likelihood to engage in short-term mating with highly attractive men, thus elevating the likelihood of conception with attractive men (Baker & Bellis, 1995; Bellis & Baker, 1990). Given what is suggested to be an implicit goal of (short-term) mating with highly attractive men, the purpose of this study was to determine the affect ovulation has on women's explicit condom attitudes and behaviors.