2007-01-20 18:21:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
YES! Amazingly, there is a way to test. I can't guess how practical or expensive this is, but the research is out there.
I read a study awhile ago that asked participants to describe themselves as gay, straight, or bi. They then took a radio shot to monitor blood flow in the brain, and were given scents to smell. When a person smells something like a hamburger, or pine sol, or fresh cut grass, that smell is processed in the olfactory region of the brain. However, when a straight man smells the sweat of a woman, it's not treated the same. That odor is processed in the part of the brain responsible for sexual arousal. If the same person sniffs a man's sweat, it's processed in the olfactory part with all the other odors. The same with a straight woman--a man's scent goes to sexual arousal, a woman's scent to olfactory. The same idea applies to gay people as well. A gay man processes a man's scent in the arousal region, a woman's scent in the olfactory region. You get the picture, I'm sure. So what about people who consider themselves bi? According to the test, nobody is neurologically bisexual. Most who reported they were bi had the same results of a gay person, although a couple of participants had the same results as a straight person.
So, there's your test. As the bi results show, nobody is pigeonholed into any sexual orientation simply because their neurology says so. But I think this would answer your question.
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2007-01-20 18:25:46 · answer #1 · answered by sandeep k 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No there are no tests. You either are or you aren't. Oh, and even those who are "bi" will eventually become one or the other. This isn't a choice and there is really no test. If you find yourself attracted to other females, you could be a lesbian. If you have sex with another female and decide to never look at a man again, then you could very well be a lesbian. Accept what you are and I hope that others accept you as well.
2007-01-21 02:26:55 · answer #2 · answered by David L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No there are no lab tests to find this out yet. Although some homsexuals do have abnormal body chemistries.
2007-01-21 02:26:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would anyone want to take a test like that?
2007-01-21 02:27:24 · answer #4 · answered by BereaGirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a pic of a guy and a girl, whichever makes you h0rny, etc. You get the point, don't you?
2007-01-21 03:51:39 · answer #5 · answered by Parry 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, the attraction test. Which ever one you are attracted to is the one you should be with.
2007-01-21 02:26:16 · answer #6 · answered by needsanswers 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uhhhhh, no?!
That's insane.
Homosexuality is not a disease.
2007-01-21 02:24:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋