Do men lack a sense of smell?

Surely he'll be able to smell this? Kylie Minogue poses with a man-size bottle of fragrance. Photograph: Kieran Doherty/Reuters

From my small and completely unscientific survey, I suspect that many men have little or no sense of smell, compared to women. Could this be true? If so, are we wasting our money and time on perfume etc? (Except I like it myself.)

Jill Bennett, St Albans, Herts

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