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This Hormonal Shift Explains Pre-Period Mood Swings & Brain Fog

Brain scan data links high progesterone to blurred activity in the brain's emotional control regions, offering an explanation for pre-period mood shifts & brain fog.

By Elliot O·Sep 11, 2026

This Hormonal Shift Explains Pre-Period Mood Swings & Brain Fog

Originally reported by MindBodyGreen.

Brain scan data links high progesterone to blurred activity in the brain's emotional control regions, offering an explanation for pre-period mood shifts & brain fog.

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This Hormonal Shift Explains Pre-Period Mood Swings & Brain Fog

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