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"Women do not suffer any detriment to their brain function while on their period, new research has suggested. Experts at University College London said that while many women report feeling worse while menstruating, their study found no evidence to suggest these mood symptoms impacted participants' cognition. The paper, published on Friday in the journal Sports Medicine Open, said that while the study did identify times in the menstrual cycle when women's cognitive function was better or worse,"
New research indicates menstruation does not reduce women's cognitive performance. Experts at University College London tracked 54 women aged 18 to 40 across four key menstrual phases and collected mood and cognitive data. Participants completed a 10-part mood questionnaire and two cognitive tests on the first day of menstruation, two days after menstruation ended (late follicular), the first detected day of ovulation, and the mid-luteal phase. Analysis showed participants reported headaches, pain, brain fog and grumpiness at times, but those mood symptoms did not translate into measurable cognitive detriment during menstruation. Some cycle phases showed better or worse cognition, but not during menstruation.
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