CNN scrapped a story on its website early Thursday morning that reported on a study purportedly showing that women's hormones impact their vote.
The post appeared on the website's health vertical and investigated how women's votes are based on ovulation. Women's ballot box choices are also influenced by their relationship status, the study argued.
Ovulating women, CNN reported, often cast a liberal-leaning vote because they "feel sexier."
The post, written by reporter Elizabeth Landau, was quickly removed, but was already aggregated onto other sites.
"While the campaigns eagerly pursue female voters, there's something that may raise the chances for both presidential candidates that's totally out of their control: women's ovulation cycles," the story reads.