Finger length - a pointer to sexual orientation

A person's sexual orientation as an adult is determined by his or her early life in the womb.

This was found by the researchers from the University of California at Berkely. Scientist Marc Breedlove and his colleagues observed that a person's fingers could point to his sexual orientation.

In women, the index finger is about the same lengh as the ring finger. In men, the ring finger is considerablely longer that the index finger. This difference in the finger lenghs in both the sexes in apparent from the infancy. It is determined by the levels of male hormones the foetus is exposed during its development in the womb. The study concludes that the homosexuality is partly due to higher levels of prenatal testosterone in both men and women. Breedlove stresses that fetal hormones alone donot determine sexuality.

Thus a rough measure of finger lengths in relation to sexual orientation is :-

Ring finger longer than the index finger :
Women -- Lesbian
Men -- Heterosexual

Both fingers the same length :
Women -- Heterosexual
Men -- Gay