What: Period tracker app Flo crunched the numbers from 19 million users and found as women got older their periods got “shorter and more variable.” But the exception was between ages 47 and 55 when “the length increases sharply, with a corresponding increase in cycle variability.”
Why it matters: It’s good to know this is a thing (and feels crazy that it’s taken until 2024 to collect this data!)
Source: New Scientist
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