Posted by medlib on November 29, 2002, at 16:32:03
In reply to There was a question hidden above, posted by bubblegumchewer on November 29, 2002, at 11:16:19
Hi Bgc--
Thought you might find this site fun, if you haven't come across it before.
http://www.macalester.edu/~psych/whathap/UBNRP/Smell/smell.html
"The Nose Knows" suggests, among other things, that the olfactory membrane is swollen during pregnancy, leading to heightened sensitivity (makes sense to me; goodness knows, everything *else* is swollen!).
A word on Pub Med searching (with apologies if you knew this already). Medline is a citation database which uses a controlled vocabulary called MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Looking up the appropriate MeSH terms for your search may produce more focused results and, sometimes, a greater number of relevant "hits" (although the degree of difference is smaller than it used to be).
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