TY - JOUR
T1 - Menstrual Synchrony under Optimal Conditions
T2 - Bedouin Families
AU - Weller, Aron
AU - Weller, Leonard
PY - 1997/6
Y1 - 1997/6
N2 - Ovarian cycles of females living and interacting together have been shown to synchronize in a number of species. In humans, the related phenomenon of menstrual synchrony has been reported among roommates and best friends. Menstrual data were collected prospectively for 3 months from 27 Bedouin nuclear families living under conditions optimally conducive for synchrony: (a) women living together for many years, (b) a highly sexually segregated society, (c) standard living conditions, and (d) minimal use of oral contraceptives. Results show unequivocally the existence of menstrual synchrony: A 20%-25% shift toward synchrony was found for sisters-roommates, sisters-roommates who are close friends, and the family (all women in the family between 13 and 50 years of age).
AB - Ovarian cycles of females living and interacting together have been shown to synchronize in a number of species. In humans, the related phenomenon of menstrual synchrony has been reported among roommates and best friends. Menstrual data were collected prospectively for 3 months from 27 Bedouin nuclear families living under conditions optimally conducive for synchrony: (a) women living together for many years, (b) a highly sexually segregated society, (c) standard living conditions, and (d) minimal use of oral contraceptives. Results show unequivocally the existence of menstrual synchrony: A 20%-25% shift toward synchrony was found for sisters-roommates, sisters-roommates who are close friends, and the family (all women in the family between 13 and 50 years of age).
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U2 - 10.1037/0735-7036.111.2.143
DO - 10.1037/0735-7036.111.2.143
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C2 - 9170279
AN - SCOPUS:0031157039
SN - 0735-7036
VL - 111
SP - 143
EP - 151
JO - Journal of comparative psychology (Washington, D.C. : 1983)
JF - Journal of comparative psychology (Washington, D.C. : 1983)
IS - 2
ER -