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Understanding Hormonal Cycles: Why Women’s 28-Day Rhythm Differs from Men’s 24-Hour Cycle

Updated: 3 days ago

Men have a 24-hour hormonal cycle. Testosterone levels in men tend to peak in the morning and diminish throughout the day. The cycle begins anew each morning as testosterone levels rise again.


Women, on the other hand, have an average hormonal cycle of 28 days. Oestrogen and testosterone levels rise around the second week of the cycle, peak at ovulation, and then diminish as progesterone levels rise. These hormones dip in the week leading up to menstruation, marking the beginning of a new cycle.


Men experience the same hormonal cycle every 24 hours and will generally feel similar from day to day. Women, however, experience a monthly cycle and may feel similar at the same time each month but noticeably different from day to day.

While we all have circadian rhythms that regulate our wakefulness during the day and sleep at night, the key point I want to illustrate is that men maintain consistency every day, whereas women do not.

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Our society, however, is based on a 24-hour cycle. Workdays and other structures assume a daily consistency, with the expectation that the effort, emotional availability, and concentration we had last week will be the same next week. While this is more likely true for men, it is certainly not the case for women.


Unlike the Sun, the masculine principle that shines consistently each day, we are daughters of the Moon. We are different each day of our cycle, and that is perfectly natural. Grant yourself full permission to act in accordance with how you feel each day. Check in with yourself. We are not like men.



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