Can the 'love hormone' oxytocin keep men from cheating?

Committed males administered a nasal spray of the hormone were more likely to steer clear of an attractive woman who wasn't their partner

If you have a husband with wandering eyes, you may want to give him a whiff of 'the love hormone', Oxytocin.
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Oxytocin is often called the "love hormone" because of its unique ability to help couples bond on a deeper level. Lesser known is the hormone's rumored ability to keep partners from straying while in a monogamous relationship. To see if that is indeed the case, researchers at the University of Bonn in Germany set up an experiment to put committed men, not so different from Gen. David Petraeus and his now-public indiscretions, to the test. Here's what went down:

First things first: What is oxytocin?

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