2006-10-11 13:12:39 · 35 answers · asked by vickster 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
I don't see how it could.
The only thing I can think of is that I've heard that when women live in the same house, their menstrual cycles will synchronize so that they all get their periods together. Maybe lesbians living together have that happen too.
Follow up:
Why am I getting thumbs down for my answer? It is factual and unoffensive. I'm confused by the reaction.
2006-10-11 13:13:59 · answer #1 · answered by JaneB 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Depends on what you mean by having a lesbian relationship. If a woman is just having sex with another woman probably not. But if two women live together there may be a chance that their menstrual cycles will begin to synchronise.
This phenomenon was first studied in 1971 by Martha McClintock and backed up in 1998 by further research.
On the other hand, some suggest that menstrual synchrony is more co-incendence than anything else.
2006-10-11 13:23:46 · answer #2 · answered by Ms Naughty 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes
As early as World War Two, it was noticed that women living in female dormitories soon has their periods in synchronicity, after a few weeks.They have subsequently discovered that there is a volatile hormone, (pheromone), that women produce and excrete that affects other women to advance or retard their menstruation such that all the girls develop synchronous periods. The chemical is secreted in sweat and gets into the air. The chemical is picked up in the node and the vomero-nasal organ seems to respond to it and relay information to the brain. A similar experiment was conducted about 10 years ago where a group of women were induced to develop synchronous periods. The difference was that the women had no contact with each other. Underarm sweat was collected from one female subject and a little was rubbed under all the other women's noses daily.
I do not remember what hormone was identified that had the effect. But a quick google search should ferret that information out easily.
Doc Dan.
2006-10-11 13:14:22 · answer #3 · answered by Dan S 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Females emit a pheromone from the arm pit that seems to have the effect of causing women who live together to get synchronized in the menstrual cycle.
2006-10-11 13:19:59 · answer #4 · answered by the_news_junky 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
As odd as this sounds...this is so true....when women spend any length of time together, their periods syncronize. I don't know how, but I've experienced it. It's wild....so if the menstral cycles are in sync, then so is PMS...and you know what that means! Double trouble! That was always cause for some viscious fights between me and my other 2 sisters!
2006-10-11 13:33:29 · answer #5 · answered by tikizgirl 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about that .. but if several woman go camping together .. after a month or two .. all their menstrual cycles match up with each other. Interesting ? Good Luck ! :)
2006-10-11 13:14:41 · answer #6 · answered by tysavage2001 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
yes it can. u will find that two women together often menstruate around the same time, either your period will change and come around the time of your partners or her cycle will change. this is very common in lesbian relationships.
2006-10-11 14:17:23 · answer #7 · answered by crophilia 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It could put you both on same cycles since it's been proven that women who spend a lot of time together tend to get their periods around the same time. Something to do with pheromones I think.
2006-10-11 13:22:06 · answer #8 · answered by margarita 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My neighbors are lesbians and have lived togethor for 11 years. According to them, their periods always come at that same time.
2006-10-11 13:23:02 · answer #9 · answered by big_shot_nurse 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In agreement with Isis on this one, as we know this for sure, it does effect your menstrual cycle
2006-10-11 13:16:45 · answer #10 · answered by ojay 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋