Quarter of men believe they have 'man periods' (pain, pregnancy, hormones)

[Spartacus713]

Probably some of you already knew this or have had experience with this. This is all news to me.

Quarter of men believe they have 'man periods'

As part of a study of 2,412 people (50pc men and 50pc women), male participants were asked if they frequently suffered the same common side effects of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) that women experience during their menstrual cycle, including tiredness, cramps and increased sensitivity.
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[Question2015]

26 percent that's it? The way many guys behave today, Id bet it would be 90-95%. And I think they have real periods, or at least its the next step.

[Urban Sasquatch]

it... it's not what you said, it's how you said it!

[halfamazing]

I don't know if this equates to PMS but every year around Aug-Nov, my test levels sky rocket.

[rego00123]

Not so much a "period" as behavioral shifts due to body chemistry.

Which stands to reason if your body is prone to feeling or having certain symptoms with a timing regularly, it will be caused by its operation.

[halfamazing]

Originally Posted by rego00123

Not so much a "period" as behavioral shifts due to body chemistry.

Which stands to reason of your body is prone to feeling or having certain symptoms with a timing regularly, it will be caused by its operation.

Oooh, such knowledge... I am impressed because I never thought about the timing part (no sarcasm). I am into these things.

Thanks

[MissClutterbuck]

Tiredness and sensitivity are pretty general symptoms. Cramps... well, that part is interesting, considering menstrual cramps are mostly caused by contractions of the uterus. Where are these men feeling cramps???

Men have hormones, too, though. What Rego says makes perfect sense.

I had a chemistry teacher who once told us that men go through a mood cycle similar to a woman's during menses, but that men went through it once a day, every day. I think she just had a bad marriage, though

[Urban Sasquatch]

I'ma put a li'l different spin-spin on this, yo...

(also, I'm going to refrain from ever talking like that again)

So you wonder whether men have a thing akin to PMS (as used socially, not the actual medical term) which seems to run cyclically, even in conjunction with actual PMS.

Imagine a woman who isn't experiencing actual PMS, just her regular menstrual cycle. Maybe it's not so bad, or maybe she's one of the unfortunate whose body treats her terribly. But she's moody, ranging from waspish or peckish, all the way to chip-on-her-shoulder, if she's the sort to behave thusly during her period. Some women simply don't, they just ask for some compassion. Others go full-on Hulk because of hormones and pain and nausea affecting moods. Still others go enter the Season of the Witch not because of hormones, but because they can.

Now imagine a guy who comes home from work and encounters his dear partner feeling sick. She's down, but she's her kind, loving self -- only sick. So he slows the night down, winding himself down... bringing her egg drop soup and cheese gyoza and zebra cakes, because hey -- this is life, not a question of fault. It's his job to help take care when his partner is under the weather. His demeanor takes on an aspect akin to yet alternate her own, shows in behavior, posture, carriage.

Or a guy who comes home to the Hulk, Banner's uncontrollable alter-ego. He wants to be understanding but sometimes when she lashes out he has to take a few extra breaths... he has to step out for a breather... he has to remind himself to rein it in, because for better or worse, this is life and nobody's fault. He shows physical and emotional symptoms which seem correlative to and in conjunction with his partner's own cycle, it seems.

Or a guy who comes home to a once-a-month excuse for bad behavior, who walks thru the door and finds his name scrawled loosely across a voodoo doll upon which not a single other pin or sharp instrument could find room to fit. Again, mood and carriage seem to enter a cyclic phase, associated with and correlative to his partner's.

It's... it's just an odd coincidence, I reckon!


Jokes aside, if there's such a thing as sympathetic pregnancy, why not sympathetic menstruation?

[mishigas73]

Do I believe that there's such a thing as a "man period"? Unless it's something that's tied in with the phases of the moon or the tides or some such thing, no, I don't think that a guy having monthly mood swings and cramps is anything remotely close to "normal".

With that being said, I certainly support my partner if he's feeling moody or "off". But, frankly, if he was complaining of cramping or other physiogical symptoms on a regular basis, I'd be strongly encouraging him to make an appointment with his doctor.

[TMBGBlueCanary]

All I can say is I am glad neither I, nor my honey suffer form PMS. Ever. Although we do sometimes eat too much pizza and beer together and feel bloated later because of it.