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/Lucky2BinWA Nov 02 '24

I have come across theories that this is behind cancers such as ovarian or cervical. Incessant menstruation with no break.

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u/thejoeface Nov 02 '24

Yeah, I’ve read that lesbians have higher rates of breast cancer. Being pregnant, breast feeding, and birth control seem to lower those risks. 

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u/ObjestiveI Nov 03 '24

That might have to do with lesbians being less inclined to get regular physicals, due to mistrust of medical institutions. By the time they get treatment for some cancers, it’s advanced.

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u/oryxs Nov 03 '24

That may be true for some individuals, but it actually has been shown that all afab people who have pregnancies later in life (or never) have higher incidence of breast cancer.