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  1. Wikipedia: McClintock Effect en.wikipedia.org - McClintock Effect
  2. Menstruation.com: Menstrual Synchrony menstruation.com.au - Menstrual Synchrony
  3. DearSugar: Do You Believe in Menstrual Synchrony? dearsugar.com - Do You Believe in Menstrual Synchrony?
  4. GoAskAlice: Menstrual Synchrony: Fact or Fiction? goaskalice.columbia.edu - Menstrual Synchrony: Fact or Fiction?
  5. TheStraightDope: Does Menstrual Synchrony Really Exist? straightdope.com - Does Menstrual Synchrony Really Exist?
  6. Museum of Menstruation and Women's Health: Menstrual Synchrony and Suppression mum.org - Menstrual Synchrony and Suppression
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Research Notes on Menstrual Synchrony


Menstrual Synchrony was first studied by psychologist Martha McClintock, who reported her findings in the scientific journal Nature in 1971.1 Also referred to as the McClintock effect, dormitory effect and the social regulation of ovulation, menstrual synchrony is a theory that proposes the menstrual cycles of women who live together tend to synchronize over time.1

Fast Facts:

  • The Whitten effect is the synchronization of the estrous cycle.1
  • The Whitten effect is driven by male pheromones; the McClintock effect is assumed to involve only female pheromones.1
  • A prospective study was done by McClintock in 1998, which claimed to support her earlier findings.1


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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Wikipedia: McClintock Effect

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