This paper presents results of a study conducted over five consecutive months in Polish student dormitories
2007
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- More than thirty years of intensive investigation have passed since McClintock first published results on menstrual synchrony, there is still no conclusive evidence for the existence of this phenomenon
- A growing body of nullresult studies, critiques of menstrual synchrony studies, and the lack of convincing evolutionary explanations bring into question the existence of this phenomenon
- This paper presents results of a study conducted over five consecutive months in Polish student dormitories
- Social interactions, considered the most important factor mediating the effect of menstrual synchrony, was unrelated to any difference in menstrual cycle onsets
- These results provide further evidence that women do not synchronize their menstrual cycles
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