Ilona Croy, Thomas Hummel, Angelika Pade, Jürgen Pade,
This prospective study aimed to investigate changes in quality of life (QOL) after nasal surgery.Prospective study.A total of 788 patients (492 men and 296 women; age range, 9-81 years; mean age, 41 years) were included in this prospective study. Three hundred thirty-six patients received sinus surgery, 358 received septum surgery, and 94 additional patients received sinus surgery involving the septum. QOL was assessed with a standardized questionnaire for general health and well-being (36-Item Short ...
Tópico(s): Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
2010 - Wiley | The Laryngoscope
Agnieszka Sorokowska, Diana Pietrowski, Laura Schäfer, Jana Kromer, Alexander H. Schmidt, Jürgen Sauter, Thomas Hummel, Ilona Croy,
The Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) is a gene complex that encodes important elements of the human immune system. HLA profile is communicated via olfaction and interindividual diversity is assumed to be advantageous for mate choice. Additionally, HLA diversity appears to enhance satisfaction and sexual attraction in existing romantic partnerships. However, whether this effect is transmitted via body odors and whether it results in an attraction towards HLA-dissimilar individuals and/or an avoidance ...
Tópico(s): Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
2018 - Elsevier BV | Hormones and Behavior
Laura Schäfer, Agnieszka Sorokowska, Jürgen Sauter, Alexander H. Schmidt, Ilona Croy,
Mothers are able to identify the body odour (BO) of their own child and prefer this smell above other BOs. It has hence been assumed that the infantile BO functions as a chemosignal promoting targeted parental care. We tested this hypothesis and examined whether children's BOs signal genetic similarity and developmental status to mothers. In addition, we assessed whether BOs facilitate inbreeding avoidance (Westermarck effect). In a cross-sectional design, N = 164 mothers participated with their biological ...
Tópico(s): Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
2020 - Royal Society | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
Jana Kromer, Thomas Hummel, Diana Pietrowski, A. S. Giani, Jürgen Sauter, Gerhard Ehninger, Alexander H. Schmidt, Ilona Croy,
Abstract The major histocompatibility complex (MHC, called HLA in humans) is an important genetic component of the immune system. Fish, birds and mammals prefer mates with different genetic MHC code compared to their own, which they determine using olfactory cues. This preference increases the chances of high MHC variety in the offspring, leading to enhanced resilience against a variety of pathogens. Humans are also able to discriminate HLA related olfactory stimuli, however, it is debated whether ...
Tópico(s): Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
2016 - Nature Portfolio | Scientific Reports
Ilona Croy, Gerhard Ritschel, D. Kreßner-Kiel, Laura Schäfer, Thomas Hummel, Jan Havlı́ček, Jürgen Sauter, Gerhard Ehninger, Alexander H. Schmidt,
Optimization of chances for healthy offspring is thought to be one of the factors driving mate choice and compatibility of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is assumed to determine the offspring's fitness. While humans have been claimed to be able to perceive information of MHC compatibility via the olfactory channel, it remains unknown whether humans use such information for mate choice. By investigation of 3691 married couples, we observed that the high polymorphism of MHC leads to a low ...
Tópico(s): Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
2020 - Royal Society | Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
Laura Schäfer, Agnieszka Sorokowska, Kerstin Weidner, Jürgen Sauter, Alexander H. Schmidt, Ilona Croy,
Children´s body odours are effective chemical cues in the parent-child relationship. Mothers can recognize the odour of their child and prefer this odour over that of unfamiliar children. This effect is mediated by genetic similarity and developmental stage and is therefore suited to promote parental care at pre-pubertal stage, while facilitating incest avoidance at (post-)pubertal stage. The present study tested whether similar mechanisms apply to fathers. Therefore n = 56 fathers evaluated body odour ...
Tópico(s): Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
2024 - Elsevier BV | Physiology & Behavior
David Göhring, Maren Goeckenjan, Inés Göhring, Vinzenz Lange, Jürgen Sauter, D. Kreßner-Kiel, Alexander H. Schmidt, Ilona Croy,
Tópico(s): Reproductive System and Pregnancy
2025 - Elsevier BV | European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
D Goehring, M Goeckenjan, Inés Göhring, Jürgen Sauter, Alexander H. Schmidt, D Kressner-Kiel, Ilona Croy,
Abstract Study question Do infertile couples differ from the average population in Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) similarity? Summary answer Infertile couples share a significantly higher number of genes than expected by chance in four out of six HLA loci. What is known already HLA genes encode the peptides for the formation of the innate immune system and are highly polymorphic. To allow increased variability of the innate immune system for the offspring, it is necessary that the parental alleles ...
Tópico(s): Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
2022 - Oxford University Press | Human Reproduction
... 2021; Projektsumme 266.925 €).Jena: Prof. Dr. Ilona Croy wurden von der EU-Förderlinie Pathfinder Mittel für ... Jahre ab 2022; Gesamtvolumen 2.973.000 €; PI Croy 566.308 €). – Prof. Dr. Gyula Kovacs ist an ... Pennartz, Universität Amsterdam). – Auf Vorschlag von Prof. Ilona Croy wurden Dr. Mehmet Kibris Mahmut (Macquarie University Sidney) ...
Tópico(s): Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy
2022 - Hogrefe Verlag | Psychologische Rundschau