Thank you, Thomas — you’re so kind as always to engage with thought-provoking questions. I believe the key is education, self-acceptance and empathy. There are, as you can see, things that are more difficult to control. The pill has benefits but also side effects. In my case, having a more understandable and slightly empathetic husband, especially during “that time”, would help. It’s not his responsibility, of course, but it would help. I’m not comfortable blaming it ALL on my hormones because they basically regulate my tolerance levels, meaning that whatever I can tolerate the rest of the month becomes harder, if not impossible, during this time. Back to the point, I think we should educate our children early on about what happens with our bodies. Also, we should teach self-acceptance more, especially women, because trust me, they also feel like shit when they go through this, and we need all of us to get our faces out of our asses and be more empathetic to each other.

That theory on the reduced estrogen levels correlated with breastfeeding and menopause is interesting. If you can point me to a study, I’ll love to read it.

Thanks!

Eva