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godsfathermixtape t1_jbcmohj wrote

Reply to comment by haribobosses in Why does the armpit smell so different than the other sweaty parts of your body? by haribobosses

It's possible that more androstenone is secreted at the groin that at the armpit, and that sweat that is secreted at the armpit is more sulfurous.

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JFIDIF t1_jbm65d9 wrote

This. The apocrine glands are more dense in those areas and have more reactive androgen and estrogen receptors. They also may be more dense in steroidogenesis enzymes which change cholesterol/other steroids into other compounds.

A common effect of anabolic steroids is a massive change to your armpit smell.

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