The menstrual cycle is far more than a biological rhythm that regulates fertility. In fact, it is a powerful biological force that reaches the brain and has the ability to subtly reshape its structure, all while deeply influencing a woman’s emotions.
For centuries, women’s experiences of mood changes, mental fog, or heightened sensitivity around menstruation were often dismissed as subjective or exaggerated. Now, with advances in brain imaging, scientists are uncovering how hormones ebbing and flowing throughout the cycle can remodel women’s neural networks.
How does this happen? And what does this say about the future of medicine? Click on to find out.