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/SweetChi2020 Nov 03 '24

I don’t know. I kind of like the fact that we can create whole human beings out of an egg and a sperm. It’s a pretty sweet superpower