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Whither menstrual synchrony?

M K McClintock1

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Chicago, IL 60637, USA. mkm1@midway.uchicago.edu

Annual Review of Sex Research
|June 1, 1999
PubMed
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Social interactions influence women's reproductive cycles beyond just menstrual synchrony. This phenomenon, social regulation of ovulation, spans the entire lifespan, including puberty and senescence.

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Area of Science:

  • Reproductive biology
  • Human physiology
  • Social influences on health

Background:

  • The initial discovery of menstrual synchrony suggested social interactions could regulate ovarian cycles.
  • Menstrual synchrony was initially viewed as a singular event, akin to finding a fossilized tooth.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To expand the understanding of menstrual synchrony beyond its initial definition.
  • To explore the broader phenomenon of social regulation of ovulation throughout the human lifespan.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal research spanning nearly three decades.
  • Analysis of ovulatory cycle timing across different reproductive stages.

Main Results:

  • Menstrual synchrony is one component of a larger phenomenon: the social regulation of ovulation.

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  • This regulation influences ovulation timing from puberty through reproductive senescence.
  • The phenomenon encompasses various forms of timing spontaneous ovulatory cycles in adults.

    • Conclusions:

    • The social regulation of ovulation is a complex, lifelong process.
    • Menstrual synchrony is an indicator, not the entirety, of this broader biological and social interaction.