Scientists show how pregnancy changes the brain in innumerable ways
Scientists show how pregnancy changes the brain in innumerable ways
A new study offers the first detailed map of the human brain throughout and after pregnancy. It was published in the journal Nature Neuroscience on Monday.
Neuroscientist Liz Chrastil got the unique chance to see how her brain changed while she was pregnant and share what she learned in a new study that offers the first detailed map of a woman's brain throughout gestation.
The transition to motherhood, researchers discovered, affects nearly every part of the brain.
Although the study looks at only one person, it kicks off a large, international research project that aims to scan the brains of hundreds of women and could one day provide clues about disorders like postpartum depression.
It's genuinely surprising how little studies there are that focus on women's health. I remember my sister telling me about a book she was reading called Invisible Women and she would tell me about so many oversights there are in the medical field because most of the studies and baselines were centered around a man's physiology and not woman's. I mean we all knew that a women's brain changes during pregnancy but why is it that we only just recently started tracking it in 2024? And it's not even a thorough study. They did it for one woman in the hopes to make it into a bigger study.
Invisible Women is an incredible book I urge all my (male) friends to read it. Fascinating and scary.
In 2023 (last year, one less year than this year, the year 2024. Just promoting it out) was the first time researchers tested tampons with period blood, and the results were devastating. How long have we had tampons? And they didn't test the product with the actual usage until 2023??? How is that possible?
Oh, and they've found that many tampon brands includes lead. Let that sink in.
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