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Many women have had the same period schedule as their pals. You’ve probably heard that your menstrual cycle synchronisation was the result of the hours you spend together. But is there any truth in this concept that has been going on for centuries? In collaboration with The Channel 46, Dr Suhasini Inamdar, Consultant – Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Motherhood Hospitals, unravels the truth about period syncs with your BFF.
Period synchronisation refers to the situation where women who live together or spend a lot of time together begin their menstrual periods on the same day each month. The McClintock effect and menstrual synchrony are other names for period synchronicity. It is based on the theory that having physical contact with a person who menstruates causes your pheromones to interact, eventually leading your menstrual periods to coincide.
The study claimed that women become hypnotised during this time because of the body heat, near proximity, and various other aspects because several physiological processes operate simultaneously, causing period synchronisation Mothers have been teaching their children about period synchronising for millennia, and it has been talked about in women’s restrooms and dorms. But when a researcher by the name of Martha McClintock looked into the menstrual cycles of 135 college women living in the same dorm, the scientific community began to take the theory seriously.
The menstrual cycles’ subsequent divergence and convergence was purely a question of chance and that the cycles’ variability over time is to blame. Numerous scholars and healthcare professionals have disproven this myth using a variety of pieces of evidence. It is not possible for the cycles to synchronise because every woman’s menstrual cycle differs in duration. Instead of their synchronisation, this notion can be explained by the overlapping of menstrual cycles. The menstrual cycles’ subsequent divergence and convergence was purely a question of chance and that the cycles’ variability over time is to blame.
A woman with a three-week cycle will eventually experience periods that coincide with another woman who has a five-week cycle. The chemical or hormonal explanation behind why your period might coincide with that of a roommate or close friend may not be supported by science, but there is a mathematical justification for it: it’s only a matter of time. A woman with a three-week cycle will eventually experience periods that coincide with another woman who has a five-week cycle. Anecdotally, you’re more likely to recall the instances you had excruciating cramps at the same time as your roommate than the other situations.
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