r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • 18d ago

Neuroscience Research found no evidence to support myth that women’s cognitive abilities change across menstrual cycle. Given physiological changes that occur across menstrual cycle, the changes to the brain are either small enough that they don't influence performance or women compensate for these changes.

https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/womens-menstrual-cycles-dont-change-the-way-our-brains-perform
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u/no_bra_no_problem 17d ago

Me too, I remember when I read the details on the menstrual cup I bought I discovered I was bleeding in a DAY what should’ve been throughout an entire cycle. Have to always be on iron pills.

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u/ScyllaOfTheDepths 17d ago

I'm lucky in that low dose BC pills have really helped a lot. I only need iron on my heavy days now and I've also started taking 400mg ibruprofen each day of my period. Studies show it can reduce bleeding by 30% and it does work for me.

https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2020/0801/p147.html

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u/sarbota1 17d ago

Try traxemic acid - it can reduce heavy menstrual bleeding leading to anemia.