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I am woman, hormonal and beautiful

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You are very hormonal,” is a statement often said to women in a derogatory fashion when she exhibits an ‘unpalatable’ amount of emotion.

But yes, women have hormones coursing through their bodies in different levels during various points in their lives. And the fluctuations happen in women more than men. And it is OK to be ‘hormonal’; because these hormones, at their optimum, help keep us happy, healthy, with glowing skin and others help us sustain our unborn babies and newborns. What’s more? They keep our libidos healthy. But of course, like everything else in nature, they can sometimes be out of whack.

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