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  "id": 657695,
  "title": "Heard about the ‘luteal uglies’? Women know more about our hormones than ever – and that’s beautiful | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/heard-about-the-luteal-uglies-women-know-more-about-our-hormones-than",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-12T10:29:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Science",
    "slug": "guardian-science",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/12/luteal-uglies-women-hormones-female-biology"
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  "summary": "When I was younger, female biology was seen as something to be overcome. Now we can talk about the reality of living in our bodies Have you got the “ luteal uglies ”? I’m not trying to insult you, merely deploying the latest hormonal buzz phrase on social media, which refers to the phase in a woman’s cycle, two or so weeks between ovulation and menstruation, when she apparently feels at her…",
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        "title": "Heard about the ‘luteal uglies’? Women know more about our hormones than ever – and that’s beautiful | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/heard-about-the-luteal-uglies-women-know-more-about-our-hormones-than-659059",
        "published": "2026-08-12T10:29:33.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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