r/science • u/CookMotor • Nov 02 '24

Neuroscience In a First, Scientists Found Structural, Brain-Wide Changes During Menstruation

https://www.sciencealert.com/in-a-first-scientists-found-structural-brain-wide-changes-during-menstruation
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u/Red-Droid-Blue-Droid Nov 02 '24

Feel's like there's no benefit to being a woman, sometimes. Our reproductive system tears us up physically and goes for the brain? Nah.

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u/NotCis_TM Nov 02 '24

women usually live longer. that sounds like a clear and objective advantage to me

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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '24

It’s barely an advantage. Usually when you get old you experience all your friends and loved ones die until it’s mostly just you waiting to die. Trust me, if that’s the only advantage then it’s not a great one. Peeing standing up alone beats that. But not menstruating? That’s the bees knees 

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u/MarnerIsAMagicMan Nov 03 '24

peeing standing up > living longer.

Hmm

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u/Divinum_Fulmen Nov 03 '24

I think I've seen enough of reddit for the day.

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u/Intrepid-Macaron5543 Nov 02 '24

So if I understand you correctly, you'd rather choose to pee standing up than to have a longer life? Is that right?

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '24

sounds like a clothing problem to me. is there a market for pants with a zipper that goes all the way down the crotch, so that women can pee standing up?

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u/volcanoesarecool Nov 03 '24

I suspect you're forgetting labia and hair. It's a whole obstacle course down there.

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '24

AI-powered pants that pull apart the labia like moses, to guve the urethra room to flow. Moses pants, coming soon to a store near you!

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u/Beerfarts69 Nov 03 '24

Please tell me there are POCKETS

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '24

more pockets than carhart! were setting the guiness record on pockets

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u/Intrepid-Macaron5543 Nov 03 '24

The best thing I read today, thank you.

The song "Go Down, Moses" acquired a whole new meaning for me.

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u/hung_gravy Nov 03 '24

I think these actually do exist for hiking!

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u/polerix Nov 03 '24

She Pee. You can grab them on Amazon.