To better understand how your hormonal fluctuations (especially estrogen, testosterone, and progesterone) affect your thoughts and actions, consider keeping a calendar of your menstrual cycle.
Days 1-8: On the first day of your period, you may feel like your body is out of order, but your brain is revving up for some serious hormonal surges. Over the next five days, your estrogen levels will start to rise, making you keenly interested in interacting with others, relaxed and satisfied with conversation, and talented in verbal and memory skills. As testosterone begins its ascent, your sex drive will gradually increase.
Days 9-13: Testosterone and estrogen are on dramatic rises. By day 10, your testosterone levels will bring sexual thoughts to the fore, so throwing that boy bag in your trunk with eggs and escarole becomes a real possibility.
Estrogen will strengthen and plump your skin; make your fingers, ears, and breasts more symmetrical; cleanse your complexion; and lighten your lip color. This will sweeten your taste and smell and prompt you to choose more feminine, frilly clothes that may show a little more skin than your norm. Your dreams and daydreams may be dominated by visions of sugar reindeer dancing on you, and you will notice that men will look at you and pester you more often.
Other women, especially beautiful ones, may get some looks from you. You may find that you've trashed other women for male fans and crave the company of guys over girls.
Days 14-20: On day 14, your egg will enter the fertilization zone, triggering a drop in estrogen and testosterone levels, along with an increase in progesterone. Your mindset will change from a horny vixen to a doting mother. Your verbal skills and mental clarity may drop, while your closeness to children increases. You may feel more comfortable alone than surrounded by people. The general feeling of well-being will remain, and your desire to compete with other females will decrease.
Days 21-28: As your brain experiences dilution from estrogen and testosterone, the feeling of well-being you enjoyed for much of your cycle is not only a distant memory, but 1 in 25 of you will turn into repressed, even psychotic, versions of yourself. You will be more likely to schedule consultations with astrologers, counselors, and psychologists, and your propensity to commit crimes and get into car accidents will skyrocket. Sex is likely to be the furthest thing from your mind, although a good romp can alleviate the irritability that causes men, children, and forest creatures to flee at the sight of you. Para una visión general, este contenido ofrece un resumen útil.
