|
View Poll Results: my ring finger is: | |
the same length as my index finger
|    | 10 | 14.93% | |
longer than my index finger
|    | 49 | 73.13% | |
shorter than my index finger
|    | 8 | 11.94% |  |
03-10-2007, 06:20 PM
|
#1 (permalink)
| | English Cyster
Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: uk/usa
Posts: 1,246
My Mood: Points: 9,031.80 Bank: 32.68 Total Points: 9,064.48 | ring finger longer than index - linked to testosterone? i don't know if this has been done on here before - this finding is a few years old, so it's possible, but i thought it'd be an interesting poll.
as it says in this article It has been known for some time that there is a direct correlation between finger lengths and the amount of the male sex hormone testosterone that a baby is exposed to in the womb.
In women, the two fingers are usually almost equal in length, as measured from the crease nearest the palm to the fingertip. In men, the ring finger tends to be much longer than the index.
Other studies looking at finger length ratio have suggested that, in men, a long ring finger and symmetrical hands are an indication of fertility, and that women are more likely to be fertile if they have a longer index finger.
Finger length can tell you a little bit about where personality comes from
Researcher Dr Peter Hurd
One study found boys with shorter ring fingers tended to be at greatest risk of a heart attack in early adulthood, which was linked to testosterone levels.
i'd be interested to see what our soulcysters finger lengths were, considering we have an elevated amount of testosterone, though i guess it's possible that it wasn't elevated in the womb.
anyway, please submit your answers 
__________________ me: 38, dh: 35
dx pcos 1990
male factor infertility BFP - 03/12/08
EDD - 11/22/08
baby is here!
born 10/13/08 at 34 weeks 2 days To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. |
| |
03-11-2007, 01:52 PM
|
#2 (permalink)
| | Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: California
Posts: 711
My Mood: Points: 4,521.33 Bank: 3,913.31 Total Points: 8,434.64 | Nieces I have 10 nieces, three have longer ring fingers, like me. :-( I will keep an eye on them as they grow up. I don't want them to go through what I did.
__________________ Allison
I have to exercise in the morning, before my brain figures out what the hell I am actually doing To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. . Traditional PCOS - Anovulatory, increased androgens, no insulin resistance
Medications and Supps listed on my profile. |
| |
03-11-2007, 03:20 PM
|
#3 (permalink)
| | Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Arizona
Posts: 407
My Mood: Points: 873.86 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 873.86 | I caught the very end of something on the Discovery Channel that mentioned this. My ring finger is shorter but not by much. My mother never had any problems with her hormone levels or fertility.
I wonder if any of our cysters children have longer ring fingers?
__________________ Jenna: 35 To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Troy: 35 To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
IVF Cycle #1 5/07- BFN After 1 year break seeing new doc and finding new hope! Met. 1000mg daily Baby Aspirin To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
|
| |
03-11-2007, 03:36 PM
|
#4 (permalink)
| | Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa
Posts: 11
Points: 443.16 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 443.16 | definately! Mine is a good 1/4" - 1/2" longer.
__________________ 3 kids: Ben (6) Sydney (3) and Brayden (1)
Trying to gain weight.. 6# to go.. currently 114! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. x 5 To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. |
| |
03-11-2007, 09:58 PM
|
#5 (permalink)
| | English Cyster
Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: uk/usa
Posts: 1,246
My Mood: Points: 9,031.80 Bank: 32.68 Total Points: 9,064.48 | my mum actually brought this article to my attention a while ago, and i noticed my ring finger is longer than my index. the rest of my family (not sure about mum) - my sister, niece and nephew all have the opposite to me, but my newest niece (who is only 2) has the same finger length as me. it is strange, because she is very different to the rest of the kids in her temperament and her eating habits. my mum noticed straight away that she was similar to when i was a baby.
i think i'll have to keep an eye on her. at least she'll have some information at hand if she needs it. my number one piece of advice for her would be to never, ever let her weight get above a certain level. i think that is key and i wish i'd known back when i was 16 and piling on the weight - i have a strong feeling it triggered pcos.
__________________ me: 38, dh: 35
dx pcos 1990
male factor infertility BFP - 03/12/08
EDD - 11/22/08
baby is here!
born 10/13/08 at 34 weeks 2 days To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. |
| |
03-11-2007, 11:13 PM
|
#6 (permalink)
| | Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 395
Points: 8,731.89 Bank: 453,529.14 Total Points: 462,261.03 | Good poll topic Mix,
I would also be interested to know from those who have the the finger length trait (ring finger longer than index finger) and care to post about it, if you also began to develope PCOS symptoms at early age - since it would seem that this trait would likely"set in" at an early age or perhaps even before birth (?).
My ring finger is longer and thinking back I would say that my symptoms probably started around the age of 8 although puberty, such as it was, occured at about the normal age. Quote: |
Originally Posted by mix Finger length can tell you a little bit about where personality comes from
Researcher Dr Peter Hurd | Also I think that I read in a book that I was flipping through at a book store (but did not buy and now don't remember the name of) that something about middle fingers was supposed to be a good indicator (for a physical trait ) of who you would marry. Does anyone happen to know about that one? |
| |
03-12-2007, 12:15 AM
|
#7 (permalink)
| | RadicalWLSdiva
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Topeka, Ks
Posts: 295
My Mood: Points: 4,198.47 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 4,198.47 | Ours are the same My husband and I both have it that our ring finger is just a smigin longer then our pointer on our left hand.
My right hand they are both the same length. His ring finger is a litte longer still on his right though. |
| |
03-12-2007, 01:09 AM
|
#8 (permalink)
| | My <3 4 [[BABY]]
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Upstate New York
Posts: 309
My Mood: Points: 690.00 Bank: 9,932.53 Total Points: 10,622.53 | That's strange, my index finger is MUCH shorter than my ring finger on both hands. I asked DF to see his hands and his index and ring fingers are exactly the same length on both hands. IDK if this has anything to do with it, but he has always been a little more feminine than most men and I have always been a little more masucline than most women. ... strange... 
__________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
TTC #1 since '05 To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. |
| |
03-12-2007, 01:26 AM
|
#9 (permalink)
| | Mom of Hope
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 3,392
My Mood: Points: 13,312.96 Bank: 2,232,535.83 Total Points: 2,245,848.79 | Interesting. My index and ring fingers are exactly the same length. DH's ring fingers are a lot longer than his index. Good poll!
__________________ Me 31 DH 33 To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Married '96 TriedTC forever DD Hope Victoria 4lbs 2oz 16.5 inches Born @ 31wks due to Chorioamnionitis 7 weeks in the NICU To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
|
| |
03-12-2007, 02:25 AM
|
#10 (permalink)
| | English Cyster
Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: uk/usa
Posts: 1,246
My Mood: Points: 9,031.80 Bank: 32.68 Total Points: 9,064.48 | just had a look at dh's hands, and his fingers are equal length. although he's all man to me, he also isn't really a manly man.
i found this on google. maybe this is the book you were thinking of, august?
and here's another recent one, taken from the uk paper, the independent.
i'm going to be checking everyone's hands now! lol
__________________ me: 38, dh: 35
dx pcos 1990
male factor infertility BFP - 03/12/08
EDD - 11/22/08
baby is here!
born 10/13/08 at 34 weeks 2 days To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. |
| |
03-12-2007, 04:17 PM
|
#11 (permalink)
| | Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 911
My Mood: Points: 14,248.21 Bank: 222,148.65 Total Points: 236,396.86 | My ring finger is longer then my index. Thanks for sharing the story.
__________________ Anne & Kyle Our 4 angels in heaven: Bailey Maya Ruth Avery Aric Medications: 300 mg Wellbutrin 1000 mg Metformin Lo/Ovral TOC--put on hold until further notice |
| |
03-12-2007, 08:08 PM
|
#12 (permalink)
| | Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 3,596
My Mood: Points: 110,920.90 Bank: 6,180.56 Total Points: 117,101.46 | Now, are we actually measuring the fingers from the crease like it says or are people just looking at their hands? Just curious as when I first read it, I just looked at my hands, however, when I measured I still got about the same length for both. |
| |
03-12-2007, 08:13 PM
|
#13 (permalink)
| | Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 3,596
My Mood: Points: 110,920.90 Bank: 6,180.56 Total Points: 117,101.46 | Well, i jsut measured my daughter's and sadly she does have a longer ring finger. i sure hope that isn't an indicator that she will end up with PCOS. As I stated above, mine are about equal in length. |
| |
03-15-2007, 07:30 PM
|
#14 (permalink)
| | English Cyster
Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: uk/usa
Posts: 1,246
My Mood: Points: 9,031.80 Bank: 32.68 Total Points: 9,064.48 | interesting results. it'd be even more interesting to find out whether non-pcos people have the same thing or not.
__________________ me: 38, dh: 35
dx pcos 1990
male factor infertility BFP - 03/12/08
EDD - 11/22/08
baby is here!
born 10/13/08 at 34 weeks 2 days To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. |
| |  |
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is On Points Per Thread View: 1.00 Points Per Thread: 15.00 Points Per Post: 5.00 | | | | |