Can the sexual orientation be recognized by the length of the finger?

The length of the fingers indicates our sexual orientation?

What does our finger length say about our sexuality? When it comes to the statements of British researchers, the length of the fingers in humans indicates the sexual orientation of the person concerned. So a look at the hands is enough to determine the sexual orientation?

Researchers at the University of Essex found in their study that simply looking at the length of a human's fingers can be enough to predict their sexual orientation. The physicians published the results of their study in the English-language journal "Archives of Sexual Behavior".

The difference in length between forefinger and ring finger may indicate sexual orientation. (Image: bmf-foto.de/fotolia.com)

What does the length of forefinger and ring finger say??

In their study, the experts examined several groups of identical twins, one of whom was heterosexual. There were 18 pairs of female twins and 14 of male twins. The researchers noticed that on average the homosexual twins had a greater difference between the length of the index finger and the ring finger.

Testosterone in the womb affects the finger length

Previous studies have already shown that exposure to the male hormone testosterone in the womb may be associated with differences in the length of the fingers. In women, index and ring fingers typically have a similar length; in men, there is usually a greater difference. The scientists noticed that among the 18 female twins, the lesbian twin sisters had hands that were more typical of men than the hands of their heterosexual sister. In the 12 male twin pairs of homosexual twin had slightly more pronounced male hands, compared with the heterosexual brother, but the difference was not considered really significant, explain the doctors.

Gemini can have different sexual orientations

Since identical twins, who share 100 percent of their genes, may differ in their sexual orientation, factors other than genetics must be responsible for the differences, study author Dr. Tuesday Watts from the University of Essex.

Testosterone determines our sexual orientation?

Research suggests that our sexuality is determined in the womb, depending on the amount of male hormone we are exposed to, or how our individual bodies respond to that hormone, the experts say. When people in the womb are exposed to higher testosterone levels, they seem to become bisexual or homosexual, the doctors add.

Hands give hints to sexuality

Because of the link between hormone levels and different finger lengths, looking at someone's hands could actually give an indication of their sexuality. (As)