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[mrflagg]

This news article suggests women have been faking PMS for years

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[corridor7f]

I've only ever experienced the physical symptoms.. but pair those with a stressful day and someone telling you you look bloated and I can see where PMS comes from in some women.

I think PMS is the result of the physical symptoms and women's ability to deal with it.

[khemlab]

That's idiotic. I wouldn't say I'm crankier during / before my period, but I am more emotional, and RIGHT BEFORE my period, way more horny. I mean, what kind of hypothesis is it that hormones don't affect mood? Are pregnant women faking it too? Meh on it all.

[mofoburrell]

It wouldn't surprise me if it were overblown. I've heard that a lot of the effects of alcohol are due to cultural expectation, as well. E.g., alcohol doesn't lower your inhibitions unless you grow up in a culture that teaches that alcohol lowers your inhibitions. I've also heard that male hormonal cycles probably have a bigger impact on mood than female hormonal cycles. Who knows.

[slavemistress]

I do think men have periods. I've always said this. I mean obviously they don't have menstral periods but every guy I have known well always has one week out of the month they are just a total moody dick. Some don't last a whole week but it seems to be always around the same time.

[cityofmist]

I've heard that men can be affected by the hormone cycles of women they live with/see a lot of - don't rely on that, but it could be the reason. You hear all the time that women who spend a lot of time together often have their cycles synchronised, so it probably is possible to be affected by other people's hormones, I guess.

[slavemistress]

I don't think so. Mens pms don't match up with my own. Just their seems to be on a consistent bases. I have even had some of them admit it and say they are on their man period.

[gravityseducer]

I used to have mood swings before my period and I'd freak out over the most minor of things...haven't experienced that in a good while (woohoo!) but it was a common occurrence for me, so yeah, definitely.

[a_pawson]

It's not suggesting that women fake their PMS, just that the cause may not down to simple physiology.