female..periods

ol...@wxlvax.uucp

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Dec 19, 1984, 10:06:59 AM12/19/84

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The recent debate on this net about female menstrual periods
failed to tackle an important issue.
There seems to be some scientific and medical evidence that
women go thru profound psychological and behavioural changes
during their monthly menstrual periods. For example, last year
in England, a lady killed a cop in very singular circumstances,
and got away with it by invoking the temporary insanity defense.
Her lawyer brought in scores of medical and psychiatric experts
who testified that it is a scientific fact that women do go thru
behavioural changes during menstruation, and that the lady on trial
was temporarily insane when she killed the cop.
What do you think about this, ladies? Is it true, or is
this just another male made scheme to burden females??
No flames, please.
C H E D L E Y. c/o wxlvax!olsen.

Parsons

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Dec 20, 1984, 9:52:19 AM12/20/84

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One extreme does not set a standard.

Yes, of course, hormonal changes affect behavior...so what's new? Men have
been affected by hormonal changes for centuries, but the male cycle is not
a monthly one. It is, in fact, far less predictable.

Nancy Parsons

ga...@calmasd.uucp

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Dec 20, 1984, 3:45:13 PM12/20/84

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In article <wxlvax.367> ol...@wxlvax.UUCP (Neil Olsen) writes:
>The recent debate on this net about FEMALE menstrual periods
[emphasis mine]

Does this mean that there are MALE menstrual periods as well? :-)

Gail Bayley Hanrahan
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Calma Company, San Diego

Anna Beaver

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Dec 21, 1984, 12:10:12 PM12/21/84

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>References: <3...@wxlvax.UUCP>

> was temporarily insane when she killed the cop.
> What do you think about this, ladies? Is it true, or is
> this just another male made scheme to burden females??
> No flames, please.
> C H E D L E Y. c/o wxlvax!olsen.

From my personal experience I would say that it could be quite true.
Some of the changes which we go through are pretty intence at times.
I found that after I cut sugar and most products which contain sugar,
out of my diet, my mood swings were greatly reduced. I have read that
sugar (and honey) help you use up more of the B vitamins in your system.
Taking a good B complex every day is also a good preventive measure.

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Laurinda Rohn

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Dec 21, 1984, 1:33:27 PM12/21/84

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> from C H E D L E Y. c/o wxlvax!olsen.

> There seems to be some scientific and medical evidence that
> women go thru profound psychological and behavioural changes
> during their monthly menstrual periods.

I'm not sure about profound, but the changes is hormonal balance do
have their effects....

> .... For example, last year

> in England, a lady killed a cop in very singular circumstances,
> and got away with it by invoking the temporary insanity defense.
> Her lawyer brought in scores of medical and psychiatric experts
> who testified that it is a scientific fact that women do go thru
> behavioural changes during menstruation, and that the lady on trial
> was temporarily insane when she killed the cop.
> What do you think about this, ladies? Is it true, or is
> this just another male made scheme to burden females??

There may have been extenuating circumstances in this woman's case, but
in general, this sort of defense strikes me as being about as reasonable
as the infamous "Twinkie Defense."

Lauri
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