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[–] [Deleted] 4 points (+4|-0)

Like most studies performed using undergraduate volunteers, they probably posted a notice in the cafe, student union, or a school online account and got random people with time on their hands who needed some cash.

They should have specifically asked for women with 3.75 GPAs or better in STEM programs.

Reduced perseverance my ***.

[–] xyzzy [OP] 4 points (+4|-0)

Likely the studied group was as bad as usual. But it's plausible the pill influences the hormones which influence performance under a test.

[–] [Deleted] 4 points (+4|-0)

That possibility exists. But I contend that the test group wasn't suitable to begin with. I began taking them when I was 14 to control my very eccentric random cycle (17-43 days).

I'd venture that 5 years of MS/HS honor role and 3.9s from two STEM degrees contradicts their findings quite handily.

[–] ScorpioGlitch 3 points (+3|-0)

A high GPA doesn't mean that they're smarter or have better concentration. High GPAs frequently mean that the student has an efficient way of studying or that they already know the material.