Human menstrual synchrony: a critical assessment/.
This review on menstrual synchrony in human females has four purposes: (a) to determine whether or not the phenomenon exists, and whether it differs in the various groups studied: roommates in dormitories, roommates in private residences, close friends, work groups, mothers-daughters; (b) to assess the magnitude of its effect, i.e., to what extent does the single factor of living together affect menstrual synchrony?; (c) to examine the effects of menstrual-related factors, social interaction factors, and personality on menstrual synchrony; (d) to assess whether the findings support a pheromonal or common environmental explanation of menstrual synchrony. Several methodological issues are also discussed.
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Department of Sociology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
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D015982:Bias; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008598:Menstruation / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D010675:Pheromones / Q000502:physiology*; D012931:Social Environment
D010675:Pheromones