Talk:Estrous cycle

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The google test suggests 'estrus cycle' is preferable to 'estrous cycle', while ,strictly speaking, the corresponding analogue to 'menstrual cycle' is 'estrous cycle'. But so it is.Ekem 18:10, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)

No it doesn't. Estrous/Oestrous cycle beats estrus/oestrus by 600 000 to 120 000.User:Laven 11:49, 26 Apr 2006 (GST)


In find the "zoophile" paragraph to be both irrelevant and inaccurate. Since when is "observer of animal behaviour" an accurate definition of "zoophile"? It certainly does not correspond to the definition on the linked "zoophilia" page. And in what jurisdiction is their "theory itself" illegal?

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[edit] Differences from the menstrual cycle

The very end of this section states that studies show that women have the most sexual activity just prior to ovulation. Anecdotally from my own experience corroborated from some women I know differs from this statement as does this quote: "One little problem with this theory. Surveys show sex occurs most frequently around the time of menstruation, when women are LEAST fertile. So either the theory is BS, or male cluelessness is more deep-seated than we thought.

  Which is quoted from here

http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_306.html

which is used as a refrence here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Menstrual_cycle

On one hand I guess my point is that both study findings can't be right but what I was really hoping for was an explanation/justification for why the quote I've placed here (and agree with) would be correct. I'm stumped as to what biological sense this could make except perhaps to actually forestall pregnancy in ancient times until the sexually mature young women were actually a little older and more likely to survive childbirth.--Xiaou 09:36, 22 December 2005 (UTC)xiaou

Here's something I found odd, the article claims that animals that undergo estrus, rather than menstruation, do not expel their unused gonna-be-placenta whatever.. So, what is that that comes out? They sure -seem- to menstruate, which can make a mess if you don't spay or diaper your indoor dog in heat

[edit] Estrus Cycle

The correct spelling when describing the cycle is "estrous" or "oestrous" (the latter commonly is used in the UK). The word estrous is the adjective form of estrus; as it is used to describe the cycle, estrous is the proper spelling. Estrus is a specific phase of the estrous cycle. Source: Pathways to Pregnancy and Parturition by Phillip L. Senger, 1997. 207.238.30.19 19:19, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

I suggest that the part about the spelling of estrus/estrous/oestrous/oestrus, which is currently in "Differences from the menstrual cycle", be in "Etymology and nomenclature".--24.116.241.207 17:05, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Frequency

See Estrus#Frequency -- how precisly are foxes bith polyestrous and diestrous? •Jim62sch• 20:36, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mating season

"Mating season" links here. Where is discussion of mating season? We need this. Fresheneesz 03:43, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bird Reproductive Cycles

There isn't anything on this page about birds and their reproductive cycles. If there is a page devoted to that, I haven't got a clue what it might be called (as noted above, Mating Season, which was the closest and only link I found that might be useful, links here instead).Dusk Raven (talk) 21:24, 7 May 2008 (UTC) !