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The biology:
🧬 The follicular phase runs from the end of menstruation
to ovulation, roughly days 5-13 of a 28-day cycle
🧬 Estradiol rises steadily through the follicular phase,
peaking just before ovulation (standard reproductive
endocrinology)
🧬 Estrogen modulates dopamine signalling, enhancing
reward sensitivity, mood, and cognitive performance in
this phase (Frye, 2007, Hormones and Behavior; Sundström
Poromaa & Gingnell, 2014, Frontiers in Neuroscience)
🧬 Verbal fluency and creative thinking measurably
improve during high-estrogen phases (Maki et al., 2002;
Hampson, 1990)
🧬 Female libido and sexual receptivity rise through the
late follicular phase and peak around ovulation (Roney
& Simmons, 2013, Hormones and Behavior)
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