What is your digit ratio ?

[Lilith Moon]

Take a look at your right-hand. Which of your fingers is longer: your ring finger, or your index finger?


John Manning's book "Digit Ratio: A Pointer to Fertility, Behavior and Health" reviews evidence to suggest that the ratio of the length between the ring and index finger is determined during early fetal development, and is influenced by sex hormones, particularly testosterone. If this is true, the fingers may provide a permanent, and easily visible, historic marker of important hormonal events that occurred during a critical time of fetal development, the latter part of the first trimester. This is a critical time of sexual differentiation of both the brain and body.

Generally, males have a ring finger that is longer than their index finger. Females typically have index and ring fingers of about the same length. The ratio of index finger to ring finger length is called the “2D:4D digit ratio". Males generally have a digit ratio below 1.00 -- they have what is termed a "low digit ratio." Women generally have a digit ratio of about 1.00

http://human-nature.com/nibbs/02/manning.html

I'm interested in what digit ratios we girls (and boys) have. To start things off, my ratio is 0.99, my ring finger is ever so slightly longer than my index finger.

Remember, it is index finger length divided by ring finger length. Measure from the first crease to the finger tip.

[Annaliese]

My ratio is 1.08

[Jodie_Lynn]

um. my index finger is greater by a factor of 1.083

[Toyah]

As far as I can tell they are both exactly the same size maybe thats why I dont have an Adams apple either, who knows.

[Tina T]

High - ratio of 1.0625.

[Helen in OK]

According to this my right index finder is slightly shorter than my right ring finger, but I am basically left handed and there, my index finger is much shorter than my ring finger. I am to a certain extent ambidextrous, in that I can use most tools with either hand, but can shoot a rifle only right handed. That gave my pc and di's a fit.

Helen in OK

[angel7]

1.06 here

[Ellie]

Wow! on my right hand my index finger is only .86 as long as my ring finger.

I think I did this right.

On my left hand the ring finger is longer then the index finger by almost the entire nail!

Please excuse the quality of the pic and blandness of my nails. I can't have pretty nails at work.

[Rachel1967]

Hi, If I have got it right, then it works out at 1.111.

[Bernadina]

Thought it might be useful to provide the basic information here for those of us who have forgotton which finger is called what, like myself.

Little finger
Ring finger
Middle finger
Index finger
Thumb

[FROCKYHORROR]

1.06 on right hand 1.09 on left... on right and left hands both my index fingers appear slightly longer than my ring fingers.I always felt that my left side of my body looks more feminine than the right.

[Dragster]

Mine are the same length on both hands, and also like Toyah, I have an insignificant Adam's apple. Funny, I wasn't aware of it until I started thinking how I would hide it if I ever went out dressed. No Adam's apple....No problem!!!

Tony

[lizbeth GG]

1.05...I guess that means I'm very GG? That's my right...my left index finger is shorter than my right.

[Julogden]

1.0 for me.

Carol

[DeeInGeorgia]

What the heck am I doing in Crossdressers.com. My ratio is .91. I shouldn't be feminine at all. LOL. I am left handed, and that is another trait they use the digit ratio to determine.

The interesting thing is it sounds like they never looked at the parents hands to see if genes played any part. But maybe there have already been studies into that.

Dee

[Atlanta Peach GG]

Hmmmm..........mine are the same length........

wonder why that is??

[KatieZ]

Hmmmm..........mine are the same length........

wonder why that is??

Ditto!!

[Trisha Ann]

Mine was 1.18 this is interesting.

[Keely]

1.06 here.

[Dee 1062]

Mind is the same, on both hands....Cool Beans

[Bobbie cd]

Mine works out to 1.0 on both hands.
Index and ring fingers the same length within measurable degree.

[Tedi]

Ratios?? I don't come here to do math!

Mine are the same length anyway.

[Breanne]

9.66666666666666666666666 on both hands, does that mean I'm nicely balanced?

[Charleen]

I'm a lefty as well, and on the right hand, almost the same length with the ring barely longer than the index. However on the left, and I am seriously lefty, the index is longer by abouy 3/8". Also no adams apple to speak of so I won't speak of it. Love and xxxx, LILY

[tekla west]

Here let me show you my index finger in isolation. See? A Lot LONGER!