08.11.2021 |
magazine issue | 05/2021
written by Maria Gröndal
How Much Does the Menstrual Cycle Affect Emotional Life?
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keywords:
Menstrual cycle / Premenstrual symptoms / Premenstrual phase / Premenstrual dysphoric disorder / Hormones / Female / women
How Much Does the Menstrual Cycle Affect Emotional Life?
Around 1.6 billion women of fertile age currently have an ongoing menstrual cycle, and a larger group of women will experience or have already experienced this. Everyone probably knows a fertile woman in some way. Despite this, general knowledge about how the menstrual cycle affects women emotionally is scarce. At the same time, there are beliefs and misconceptions about the menstrual cycle’s effect on women. This article will unravel whether emotional premenstrual symptoms are a biological, psychological or sociocultural phenomenon.... / more