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I was having brunch with a pregnant friend the other day when, while sipping an overpriced mimosa, she said something poignant:

It took my breath away. She was, of course, correct: women experience much more hormonal changes than men do over the course of their lives, even if they never have children (which is obviously a wild hormonal ride). But I found the itch of defensiveness creeping up my spine, too.

Because whenever we talk about women’s hormonal swings, what inevitably follows are accusations of being overly emotional.

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