Women make fewer mistakes while on their periods, despite feeling less capable at this time of the month, research suggests. Experts discovered that women experience fluctuations in mental agility throughout their menstrual cycle, with faster responses and fewer mistakes when they are on their periods. A team from University College London (UCL) and the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health (ISEH) studied a group of 241 men and women, who completed online tests and whose mood was recorded, together with their symptoms. The tests – which covered reaction times, attention, ability to relate to…