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    Has anyone heard this rumoured bio-trivia nugget? That if you're a woman and you're index finger is shorter than your ring finger (supposed to be the same length in ladies, and shorter in men) you've been exposed to testosterone in the womb, and are morely likely to be lesbian, aggressive-natured, infertile, etc?

    I ask because, as a girl with significantly shorter index fingers (few men can rival my freakish ratio), I also have this fertility fuck up called Polycystic Ovarian Disorder, blah blah...but could it be connected? anyone know anything? (oh, and I'm not gay, only a slight bit bicurious maybe, but I like sleeping with men!) I've just read this thing over and over again in different places. Anyone else with 'homosexual hands', gay or straight?

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    Wierd...

    On my right hand my index finger is longer than my ring finger.

    On my left hand the index finger is shorter.

    Wow, that's pretty freaky. I'm straight and married, but still it's freaky to realize that one hand has such a longer index finger.

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    My index finger is longer than my ring finger. I am heterosexual (unless I haven't figured out I'm a lesbian yet) and I too have PCOS. I think that theory is bullshit!

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    My index is shorter than my ring on both hands. I'm bi.

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    My index finger is longer and I'm bi.

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    My index and ring finger (on both hands) are even. I'm bi (but dating a special lady exclusively)







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    My ring is longer and I'm pansexual.

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    Check this article out.

    http://www.psych.ualberta.ca/~phurd/...ley_andH05.pdf

    It's a study done about index finger length. I think whoever told the OP this didn't really ready the article. In women, length has no bearing. It is only true about men.

    The shorter the man's finger, the more prone to agression he is. Longer has been linked to depression. Both are related to testosterone. Everything I have ever seen say that there is no link in women.

    Please post the link if anyone finds a new study showing otherwise.
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    I've read this in the newspaper a year ago, in Jane magazine two years ago, and just yesterday in Psychology Today. I don't know what studies they're referring to, but I was assuming based on the variance in time they have probably been more than one. Who knows though. Causality and correlation are two different things.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mollyzmoon
    Has anyone heard this rumoured bio-trivia nugget? That if you're a woman and you're index finger is shorter than your ring finger (supposed to be the same length in ladies, and shorter in men) you've been exposed to testosterone in the womb, and are morely likely to be lesbian, aggressive-natured, infertile, etc?
    As bizarro as this sounds, there's solid evidence for parts of it at least. See examples at:



    The study that apparently started all of this is at:




    It's pretty clear that the index finger/ring finger length ratio is affected by prenatal exposure to male sex hormones, making men more likely to have an index finger shorter than the ring finger.

    A few studies indicate that lesbians and gay men on average have finger length ratios in between the overall male and female averages, and maybe also that butch lesbians have ratios closer to men than femme lesbians. Other studies say that's true for gay men but not lesbians, or that the difference isn't statistically significant. Research continues (that must be a fun grant to apply for).

    Regardless, this applies to large populations. For any individual, many other factors affect finger length and sexual orientation.

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    i have markedly shorter index fingers, and i'm completely bisexual. sometimes i prefer women, sometimes i prefer men. well, i identify as bisexual, but i suppose technically i'm pansexual... anyways, i'd be a pretty politically incorrect lesbian, according to some. i'm femme, and i prefer other femmes, and furthermore i prefer strap on sex to oral sex.... but then again, i'm pagan, and a goddess worshipper, and a borderline misanthropist. go figure.
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    Wha??? Women's index finger is a biological indicator of sexual preference, fertility and personal disposition??? LOL sounds more like some retarded old-fashioned wives' tale to me. "Oh, you know that bitch-dike Harlot? Well I heard she's also sterile and couldn't get a man if she tried!! It's too bad really, she can't help it ya know. Her index finger IS shorter than her ring finger!" *gasp*

    ALL people normally and naturally have been exposed to testosterone. Women produce testosterone, it's normal.

    Women have traditionally been expected to be submissive to the big strong man and give him lots of children. Perhaps this finger theory came about as some way to "excuse" those who didn't fit the mold...

    Then again, my index fingers are ALOT shorter than the ring fingers, and I've been with alot of women in the past (altho haven't had the interest in years); tend to be very aggressive and at 32 have no kids (by choice). OMG!!! I'm soooo testosterony!!!
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    Some of those links were rather weighty full-length studies. Here's an article from 2000 in layman's terms:

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/695142.stm

    I'm bi. I could give them a middle finger to study.

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    My index finger is shorter than my ring finger and i'm a lesbian, but I'm absolutely not aggressive or in anyway man-ish. I actually happen to be the most feminine girl in my sorority

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    All women have testosterone. I think you might be referring to the levels of testosterone in the system rather than just the presence/absence of it. Either way, I have never heard of this information before and I doubt its validity. I guess I need more evidence.

    As for my fingers, I just checked. There is no marked difference between them..oh, old on...no marked difference on one hand but on the other my index finger is longer than my ring finger.

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    that's just the scientists way of trying to signal (sp) out women that don't (won't) fit into the FUCKED UP mold that society (and 'the church') has made for women. nothing more and nothing less.
    why do some people still have to fight to get the same opportunities that are given to others?

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    Index finger shorter than ring finger? You're a werewolf!LOL!
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    Hmmm, I've never heard this. My index fingers are shorter on both sides. If my circumstances were different and I could have my pick of women the way I do men, I'd be a lesbian slut to whomever my lady may be. I would choose someone with a masculine maybe even butchy edge.

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    YEEEEEAH! Both shorter index fingers. The better with which to single out my manflesh conquests - I'm a nympho. In drydock.

    Not bi-curious enough to do anything about it, but boy do I like men.

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    Yeah, I think the psycho-diagnostic palmistry website has info about it - sorry I don't have the link currently, but it shoud come up in a search. The info there is amazing!!!

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    that just makes me giggle....

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    One one hand the index finger is shorter, on the other, it's longer. I'm a lesbian. I have a very muscular, unfeminine build (steroids taken to counter chemotherapy as a kid); but I'm not extremely butch. I wouldn't know about my fertility; and I'm not going to test to see if the plumbing works. People with longer fingers are more tactile, more hands-on, as they tend to use their fingers more (example: piano or guitar players, people who type a lot). There are so many theories as to why people are the way they are. I'm gay because I love women. Always have, I even had a crush on the kindergarten teacher who taught across the hall from my kindergarten class. Theories about personal perference and personality are usually, in fact, hypotheses.
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    That's curious...
    I have also this Polycystic Ovarian Disorder and my index finger is shorter than my ring finger in both hands and bi (but I like women mmuch more than men eheheheh )... I don't know if there is a connection between the finger thing and the disorder... but the doctor prescribed me the pill when I was 14 against the disorder and I'm still taking it, because women hormones help against this.


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    I read this interesting article that said women with long fingers tend to wear big gloves. I'll post the link if I can find it.

    oh... and my fingers are relatively long, my ring finger is about 1/4" longer than my index, and I like to watch movies and take long walks on the beach.











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    Quote Originally Posted by A_Guy
    oh... and my fingers are relatively long, my ring finger is about 1/4" longer than my index, and I like to watch movies and take long walks on the beach.
    Hahaha, A_Guy! You are hilarious.

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