PMS does not affect the female character

Canadian researchers found that changes in hormone levels during the menstrual syndrome does not explain the mood swings in women. Most likely, the fair sex for centuries endured false accusations.

Effect premenstrual syndrome   on the psyche of a woman exaggerated, believed by scientists from the University of Toronto. Maybe,   PMS   generally is not the cause mood swings in women at certain times of the month. A typical symptoms such as irritability and aggression can be caused by other factors, such as stress or a lack of moral support.

Canadian researchers decided to examine all the available scientific data that prove the relationship PMS   with all sorts of drastic changes in nature. In the final part it says that "this information does not provide conclusive evidence of the existence of a specific PMS bad mood."

Scientists believe that many psychologists in good conscience write off any symptoms of PMS without impacting the job of finding the true causes of women's anger or bad mood. Although some overlap on dates between mood swings and the female cycle were discovered, researchers found much more when such changes in the nature does not coincide with fluctuations in hormone levels.

"From the beginning we were skeptical about the idea that any emotional changes in women are related only to their reproductive functions, - said study author Dr. Sarah Romans. - I think that many people thought the argument about the effect of PMS on the female character is much more justified and confirmed scientific than it was in reality. "

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