Men with STDs may give off unpleasant smell; Women in study found gonorrhea-infected men 'putrid'

If something smells rotten in your relationship, it might not be his cologne.

Men with certain sexually-transmitted diseases may actually have an unpleasant scent, according to research published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine.

In fact, the women who participated in the small study described the aroma of a man infected with gonorrhea as “putrid,” according to MSNBC.

Researchers from the Institute of Cytology and Genetics in Novosibirsk, Russia were testing the theory that if animals could use their sense of smell to choose an attractive and healthy mate, humans could too.

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