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This article needs some serious vetting. Surely there are contrary views in the scientific world that should be included here. The article currently expounds on the positive research (and anything remotely related) without addressing the obvious questions raised by these claims (was the original research biased? etc.). -- Tysto 05:38, 2005 August 21 (UTC)
Most of your objections to the article have to do with digit ratio and sexual orientation. There are many studies on the topic, the five best are reviewed and reanalyzed in McFadden, Loehlin, Breedlove, Lippa, & Manning (2005). 'A Reanalysis of Five Studies on Sexual Orientation and the Relative Length of the 2nd and 4th Fingers (the 2D:4D Ratio)' Archives of Sexual Behavior. 34, 341-356. This trait is the oddest one of the very many that have been examined, most other traits show a sensible relationship to digit ratio. The scientific debate around digit ratio is not whether digit ratio is related to prenatal hormones, but exactly how it is. This article does need work, I'll take a crack at it over the next few days. Pete.Hurd 14:16, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
Much of the material in this article relates not directly to digit ratio but to theories about sexual orientation effects of pre-natal androgen exposure. I suggest that much of it ought to be moved to biology and sexual orientation page, or Prenatal hormones and sexual orientation page (and improved along the way, all three pages need much more clarity of thought and care in presentation). Pete.Hurd 20:42, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
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This article needs some serious vetting. Surely there are contrary views in the scientific world that should be included here. The article currently expounds on the positive research (and anything remotely related) without addressing the obvious questions raised by these claims (was the original research biased? etc.). -- Tysto 05:38, 2005 August 21 (UTC)
Most of your objections to the article have to do with digit ratio and sexual orientation. There are many studies on the topic, the five best are reviewed and reanalyzed in McFadden, Loehlin, Breedlove, Lippa, & Manning (2005). 'A Reanalysis of Five Studies on Sexual Orientation and the Relative Length of the 2nd and 4th Fingers (the 2D:4D Ratio)' Archives of Sexual Behavior. 34, 341-356. This trait is the oddest one of the very many that have been examined, most other traits show a sensible relationship to digit ratio. The scientific debate around digit ratio is not whether digit ratio is related to prenatal hormones, but exactly how it is. This article does need work, I'll take a crack at it over the next few days. Pete.Hurd 14:16, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
Much of the material in this article relates not directly to digit ratio but to theories about sexual orientation effects of pre-natal androgen exposure. I suggest that much of it ought to be moved to biology and sexual orientation page, or Prenatal hormones and sexual orientation page (and improved along the way, all three pages need much more clarity of thought and care in presentation). Pete.Hurd 20:42, 15 September 2005 (UTC)