In sync: Ladies share stories (and periods)

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One place I worked, where we shared an open office, all 6 of us got our periods at the same time. My cycle was real regular and those that weren't ended up on my schedule. One of my colleagues was really grateful, because it was the first time she had ever been regular. I was always in sync with my sister and Mom too. (I started at 12 and am still going at 54, it was totally regular up til last year.)
Shelley, Henderson, Nev.

Okay, weird as this sounds, I have a non-spayed female cat whose cycles of being in heat are synced up with my period. This has been going on for several years now. I was out of town for three months recently, and my husband said she didn't go into heat the entire time I was away. VERY strange, but true.
Robin, Texas

When I was in basic Air Force training, by the end we were in-synch. My daughter and I are now synched as well. Don't know what it means.
Natalie L., Fayetteville, N.C.

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Yes. we have 4 adult females in our home and their periods are close together. the two males in the house have no relief.
Ellie, Ware, Mass.

Absolutely. My sisters, niece, and I have been on the same schedule for years. The rule of thumb is whoever is on the strongest birth control will lead the rest of us. For example, I was on a low-dose birth control pill and began spotting. I had to adjust my pill schedule. It turns out I had adjusted to my niece and sisters.
Jennifer, Olathe, Kan.

At many different times in my life I've had friends whose periods synched with mine. I was probably the "alpha" due to the fact that I was always on birth control pills so my periods were extremely regular. I've had it happen with roommates in college, which stood to reason since we lived together. But as an adult I've also had it happen with several different women who were just good friends that I saw on a regular basis, even though we never lived in the same house.
Lisa P., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

Yes - right after college, my 3 friends and I backpacked throughout Europe. Most of us had just finished our periods or were currently on our periods, so we were happy that it would be only once that we would deal with it (the trip was for a month). One of my friends said that she had irregular periods, every two weeks. The rest of us had very normal periods. She ended up getting her period two weeks later, then I got my period a day later, then another friend got her period a day later. We thought our other friend would get hers too, but she didn't. Not sure why, but we were completely synchronized in Europe!!
April O., San Diego, Calif.

Absolutely! I shared a dorm in high school with 20 other girls, two to a room. We had three cycles going on... maybe three "alpha" females. Very strange, yet very predictable.
Elizabeth

I have three sisters and we were synchronized while we were living at home. My dad once said it was nice because it was only one week of hell instead of a whole month of hell.
Anonymous

When I left home for college my two sisters missed their periods for over a month. I was dubbed "Fertile Myrtle" by my mom when she also saw differences in her period cycle. At college, I never missed a period or was late/early. However, all three of my roommates either were late or early until we were all within about 2 days of each other. We were roommates for three years and all remained on the same cycle. I totally believe in synchronized periods and apparently I'm a "synch-er"!
Hannah, Colo.

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