女同胞們有沒有覺得每個月有一段時間特別想逛街，有時候又完全沒有逛街購物的欲望呢？有研究說，逛街購物的欲望跟生理期也有關系呢。

A study finds that in the 10 days before their periods began women were more likely to go on a spending spree, which is called shopping period. Psychologists believe shopping could be a way for premenstrual women to deal with the negative emotions created by their hormonal changes.

一項研究發現，女性在生理期到來前十天更易大肆購物，這種現象叫做“購物生理期”。心理學家認為，購物可能是女性應對生理期到來前因荷爾蒙變化而產生的負面情緒的一種方法。

Women are buying items to make themselves feel more attractive - coinciding with the time of ovulation when they are most fertile, typically around 14 days before the start of a period. Most of the purchases made by the women were for adornment, including jewelry, make-up and high heels.

女性傾向于在排卵期，即生理期到來前14天左右，購買一些讓自己更有魅力的產品。她們在這期間購買的大部分都是裝飾類物品，比如珠寶、化妝品以及高跟鞋等。

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購物時的“姓氏效應”

橫掃各國的“中國購物狂”

男性購物時間 shopping window

郁悶時的“購物療法”retail therapy

（中國日報網英語點津 Helen）

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