Finger length and lesbian

By Tim Stickings For Mailonline. The length of a person's fingers could provide a clue to their sexuality, with women whose ring fingers are longer than their index digits more likely to be lesbian, a study has suggested. Researchers at Essex University looked at sets of identical twins where one of the siblings was heterosexual. They found that the homosexual twin tended to have a greater difference between the length of their index and ring finger, with the difference most pronounced among women. Previous research has indicated that exposure to the male hormone testosterone in the womb could be linked to differences in finger length and also to sexuality. Researchers found that the homosexual twin tended to have a greater difference between the length of their index and ring finger, with the difference most pronounced among women.

The relationship between finger length and sexuality was only evident, however, in females, according to the report by researchers from the University of Essex, who examined 32 sets of identical twins with different sexual orientations. Typically in women, the index and ring fingers are similar in length, while in men there is a greater difference between the two fingers. While the nonstraight female twins had a lower index-finger-to-ring-finger ratios, the study did not find a significant difference in the male twins' finger-length ratios. The bottom line? Looking at someone's hands "could provide a clue to their sexuality ," according to Watts. Jack Turban, a resident physician in psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital who researches gender and sexuality and was not involved in the study, said there have been a number of studies over the years that have explored whether prenatal hormone exposure plays a role in determining sexuality.

The length of your finger could provide clues to your sexuality, according to a study published in the journal Archives of Sexual Behavior. In women, the index second finger and ring fourth fingers are typically of similar length, while in men there is usually a greater difference between the two shorter index fingers and longer ring fingers. Previous studies have suggested that there may be a link between prenatal hormone levels and differences in finger length, with those exposed to higher levels of the hormone testosterone more likely to have "male-typical hands". In the womb, both males and females are exposed to testosterone.

In women, the index and ring fingers are almost the same length, but in men there is a noticeable difference in the length of those two fingers. The study analyzed eighteen pairs of female identical twins, and each pair had a straight and a lesbian. Looking at their fingers, the research team observed that the lesbian participants had a difference in the lengths of the index and ring fingers. Researchers believe that this fact can be explained to a higher level of testosterone in the womb:.