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Menstrual synchrony: an update and review

Menstrual synchrony: an update and review
Menstrual synchrony: an update and review
Several studies have now documented menstrual synchrony in human females. There is a broad consensus that the phenomenon mainly occurs in women who spend a significant amount of time together, such as close friends and coworkers, and that social contact rather than a similar environment plays an important role in mediating the effect. However, the mechanisms involved and the adaptive function of menstrual synchrony are not understood. There is some evidence that olfactory cues between females might underlie the effect. More research is needed before the precise mechanisms that regulate menstrual synchrony are elucidated
1045-6767
293-311
Graham, Cynthia A.
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Graham, Cynthia A.
ac400331-f231-4449-a69b-ec9a477224c8

Graham, Cynthia A. (1991) Menstrual synchrony: an update and review. Human Nature, 2 (4), 293-311. (doi:10.1007/BF02692195).

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Several studies have now documented menstrual synchrony in human females. There is a broad consensus that the phenomenon mainly occurs in women who spend a significant amount of time together, such as close friends and coworkers, and that social contact rather than a similar environment plays an important role in mediating the effect. However, the mechanisms involved and the adaptive function of menstrual synchrony are not understood. There is some evidence that olfactory cues between females might underlie the effect. More research is needed before the precise mechanisms that regulate menstrual synchrony are elucidated

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Published date: 1991
Organisations: Psychology

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Local EPrints ID: 206919
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/206919
ISSN: 1045-6767
PURE UUID: 3dde9049-7fe4-425d-ba1a-5464218c9fcc
ORCID for Cynthia A. Graham: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7884-599X

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Date deposited: 25 Jan 2012 15:16
Last modified: 21 Mar 2024 02:47

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