TConcordia University research has proven that women face difficulties in concentration, and hard to remember during the period of ovulation. High levels of estrogen that occurs in women during ovulation, reduces the concentration of women and their memory.

Our findings were used in a well-established model of learning called latent inhibition, which indicates that high levels of estrogen reduces the cognitive abilities of women, " said by researcher from Concordia University. Estrogen affects the brain as an antioxidant that prevents the formation of harmful processes, but its volume decreases as the woman is older and closer to menopause