Abstract: A novel method for treating a human female is disclosed comprising the step of exposing the nasal region of said female to at least a portion of the axillary secretions of a human male. This exposure is preferably continued in amounts and for a duration which are effective to significantly alter an endocrine related characteristic, such as the menstrual cycle length, of that female. In particular, the portions of male axillary secretions to be exposed to the female preferably comprise one or more compounds such as androstenol, dehydroepiandrosterone, and/or a compound or compounds exhibiting a burnt heavy axiallary-like odor which elutes at about 50 minutes as shown on the FID response curve of FIG. 3B. Studies show that pooled male donor secretions are effective to alter aberrant menstrual cycles, particularly those exhibiting luteal phase defects such that they become presumptively fertile menstrual cycles having durations of about 29.5.+-.3 days.

Abstract: Methods of measuring chiral parameters of chiral materials with chiral antennas are provided. These methods involve the use of parallel electric and magnetic dipoles to construct a point sensor in conjunction with the use of a turnstyle antenna as a source. By exciting the chiral medium with the turnstyle antenna, both the absolute degree of chirality and the handedness of the chiral medium can be measured by varying the output currents of the point sensor until a null is achieved. This condition indictes that the ratio p/m, where p is the magnitude of the electric dipole moment and m is the magnitude of the magnetic dipole moment, of the point sensor is .+-.i/v.sub.c. From this relation and knowledge of the relation of permittivity and permeability, the absolute value of the chiral admittance and the chirality factor of the medium can also be found.