A Little Science

I'm not sure when it happened that "it's science" became a very common answer for many things... sometimes things that were, in fact, scientific, and sometimes for things that were absolutely not. Frequently, the phrase is used in an ironic or sarcastic way to emphasize how very un-scientific something is.

I like to think back to my time in middle school when we would occasionally have a break from our normal science class to learn from "Bill Nye, the Science Guy." For those of you who are too young for this reference, please educate yourselves. Even before Bill Nye, the Magic School Bus was teaching us about science!

So what still surprises me is the general lack of knowledge we posses concerning our own bodies, especially for women in relation to their reproductive systems. Perhaps this is a flaw in the educational system. For whatever reason, many women do not know much about their system besides the monthly visit from "Aunt Flo."

We need to change that! If you never took an anatomy, biology or embryology class that explained things in more detail... time to do your homework. This video gives a great overview and helps clarify the role of hormones in a woman's cycle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGJsrGmWeKE.

We can look at fertilization next time!