In article <E0r570.MBH.0.scott at cogsci.ed.ac.uk> cati at cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Catherine Collin) writes:
>This is likely a very old question, but i've been female for some time
>now and still haven't figured it out:
>>With respect to PMT/PMS:
>>What is the hormone composition thought to be at this time?
If I recall correctly, both estrogen and progesterone are high.
That's why if you're on the pil (or HRT) and the dosage is too high you
can get PMS-like symptoms.
>>If it's the case that one hormone (oestrogen?) level is relatively
>low, what is the rate at which it can drop (maximum and minimum)?
>>How can hormone levels be measured?
An ELISA shoud detect serum estrogen and progesterone.
>>Is there a relationship between these hormones and glucose?
Not that I know of.
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>What d'you all think of PMT/PMS, with respect to your ability to think
>rationally?
As long as I'm not too busy puking, I'm quite rational.
I think this whole "emotional side effect" deal is just secondary to
feeling lousy.
It's like - you can only sleep face down, but U can't sleep face down
because you're too sore. So you can't sleep and you're grumpy when you
get up in the morning. You get up late because you're zonked, and then
you can't even run to catch up because running hurts too $%&^% much.
And then you get to put up with cramps for a whole @#%! week (Thank God
for Actron). I know from personal experience that cramps can hurt one
heck of a lot more than broken bones.
If guys had to put up with all that stuff, they'd get pretty cranky too.
Now if the FDA could only get off its tail and approve GnRH antagonist
contraceptives:
No PMS
No cramps
4 periods a year (they add back some hormones to pevent osteoporosis and
heart disease)
...AND... a reduced risk of breast cancer
Annette
