pjy@ukc.ac.uk (P.J.Young) (04/09/91)
Just a quick question, a while a go I watched a program of television in the UK, called QED. It was concerned with the effects of hormones, one claim it made as I remember was that if several women lived in a house togeother that there menstrual periods would eventually go into sink. This seems to be a bit far fetched to me. Could anyone give me a (decent) journal reference for this?
msw1633@zeus.tamu.edu (WHITSITT, MARK STEVEN) (04/09/91)
In article <7249@harrier.ukc.ac.uk>, pjy@ukc.ac.uk (P.J.Young) writes... > >Just a quick question, a while a go I watched a program of television in the >UK, called QED. It was concerned with the effects of hormones, one claim it >made as I remember was that if several women lived in a house togeother that >there menstrual periods would eventually go into sink. This seems to be a >bit far fetched to me. Could anyone give me a (decent) journal reference for >this? No journal reference, but one of my friends as an undergrad was a Resident Advisor in a girls' dorm, and she said that alot of the girls there did indeed appear to show the signs of beginning to syncronize their periods...they had not been together long enough, I guess, to fully syncronize. Just passing along second hand information :) Mark S. Whitsitt, N5RJF Texas A&M University, Dept of Biochemistry Bitnet: MSW1633@TAMSIGMA College Station, Tx. 77843-2128 Internet: MSW1633@SIGMA.TAMU.EDU (409) 845-0832 "You can't throw darts when you're empty, man" -- another Schadelism
winalski@psw.enet.dec.com (Paul S. Winalski) (04/10/91)
In article <7249@harrier.ukc.ac.uk>, pjy@ukc.ac.uk (P.J.Young) writes: |>Just a quick question, a while a go I watched a program of television in the |>UK, called QED. It was concerned with the effects of hormones, one claim it |>made as I remember was that if several women lived in a house togeother that |>there menstrual periods would eventually go into sink. Most plumbers don't recommend this. It clogs the pipes. --PSW
ward@unix386.Convergent.COM (Ward Griffiths) (04/11/91)
In article <7249@harrier.ukc.ac.uk>, pjy@ukc.ac.uk (P.J.Young) writes... >Just a quick question, a while a go I watched a program of television in the >UK, called QED. It was concerned with the effects of hormones, one claim it >made as I remember was that if several women lived in a house togeother that >there menstrual periods would eventually go into sink. This seems to be a >bit far fetched to me. Could anyone give me a (decent) journal reference for >this? While I haven't done any sort of formal study on the process, in over sixteen years of involvement with extended/open marriages and multiple female residents under the same roof, I have observed this happen several times. And once synchronization occurs, about the only thing that will break synch is for one of the women to get pregnant or move out. -- Ward Griffiths, Unisys NCG aka Convergent Technologies The people that make Unisys' official opinions get paid more. A LOT more. =========================================================================== To Hell with "Only One Earth"! Try "At Least One Solar System"! Much of the Miskatonic University's special collection of literature, artwork, artifacts and specimens may only be studied by certified scholars. As many psychiatrists can tell you, getting a Miskatonic scholar certified is rarely difficult.
garvey@skybridge.SCL.CWRU.Edu (Heather Garvey) (04/14/91)
In article <7249@harrier.ukc.ac.uk> pjy@ukc.ac.uk (P.J.Young) writes: > >Just a quick question, a while a go I watched a program of television in the >UK, called QED. It was concerned with the effects of hormones, one claim it >made as I remember was that if several women lived in a house togeother that >there menstrual periods would eventually go into sink. This seems to be a >bit far fetched to me. Could anyone give me a (decent) journal reference for >this? Well, now that I think about it, having lived with five other women for two years now, I certainly don't think it's exact. But the two who I've been living with for the whole two years...We do tend to get our periods around the same time. <shrug> Could just be chance, though. I mean, there's a 25% chance, you know.... -- And every time I've held a rose | Heather "Duckie" Garvey, Biochem CIT '93 It seems I only felt the thorns | garvey@scl.cwru.edu *or* hlg@po.cwru.edu And so it goes, and so it goes | Member of Michael Sidman's Racquetball And so will you soon, I suppose | Harem (<hlg>: "Put that camera down!")