Menstrual cycles become synchronized when a large group of ladies work or live together,, is this true or can i be hearing things ,,if so it could be a case of skin and hair flying....
michaelright: Menstrual cycles become synchronized when a large group of ladies work or live together,, is this true or can i be hearing things ,,if so it could be a case of skin and hair flying....
The McClintock effect has been for the most part debunked....however, in non-primate species there can appear a degree of menstrual synchronization,....but estrus is more of a seasonal situation with those species than the blind estrus of primates
BerrySmoothieMy Retreat, Auckland New Zealand4,733 posts
In response to: Menstrual cycles become synchronized when a large group of ladies work or live together,, is this true or can i be hearing things ,,if so it could be a case of skin and hair flying....
I have witnessed this phenomenon.
There does appear to be an element of truth in it.
BerrySmoothieMy Retreat, Auckland New Zealand4,733 posts
Da_Moose: Yeah,...I heard the same,...but it has been researched (when proposed by McClintock back in 1971) and there has been no found basis in fact,....
Some things are beyond science and reasonable explanation Moose.
Never mind, the research you mention having been undertaken over 40 years ago, is outdated.
BerrySmoothie: Some things are beyond science and reasonable explanation Moose.
Never mind, the research you mention having been undertaken over 40 years ago, is outdated.
All I know, it exists....in my experiences.
No, the McClintock Effect was first stated in 1971,....the last study debunking this was completed in 2013,...this has been studied many times,....American Medical Journal, Harvard Medical, Oxford, Yale, Cambridge,....the list goes on. In human primates it is an approximate 28 day cycle, and when one considers the length of the uterine and luteal phases, even basic probability states that within a "crowd" of women, there will be several with coinciding cycles. I live in an estrogen-filled world! Hell,...I truly believe they DO NOT synchronize and all have different dates so they cam promote that other myth of PMS 365 DAYS A YEAR!
BerrySmoothieMy Retreat, Auckland New Zealand4,733 posts
Da_Moose: No, the McClintock Effect was first stated in 1971,....the last study debunking this was completed in 2013,...this has been studied many times,....American Medical Journal, Harvard Medical, Oxford, Yale, Cambridge,....the list goes on. In human primates it is an approximate 28 day cycle, and when one considers the length of the uterine and luteal phases, even basic probability states that within a "crowd" of women, there will be several with coinciding cycles. I live in an estrogen-filled world! Hell,...I truly believe they DO NOT synchronize and all have different dates so they cam promote that other myth of PMS 365 DAYS A YEAR!
BerrySmoothie: Be careful where you tread, is all I can say...
Since I am of science,...I walk forth into the realm, slowly, but steadfastly......when "challenging" PMS and living as I do in amongst so much estrogen,....yes,...you offer a great deal of wisdom with your words!
BerrySmoothieMy Retreat, Auckland New Zealand4,733 posts
Da_Moose: Since I am of science,...I walk forth into the realm, slowly, but steadfastly......when "challenging" PMS and living as I do in amongst so much estrogen,....yes,...you offer a great deal of wisdom with your words!
michaelright: Menstrual cycles become synchronized when a large group of ladies work or live together,, is this true or can i be hearing things ,,if so it could be a case of skin and hair flying....
Couldn't tell ya because I've never paid attention to things like that. I suppose just putting a group of women together could get ugly regardless of whether she's on the rag or not.
2intrigued: Couldn't tell ya because I've never paid attention to things like that. I suppose just putting a group of women together could get ugly regardless of whether she's on the rag or not.
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