We investigated variations in gait between women at high and at low conception probability, and how men rated those variations. Women participated in a motion capture study where we recorded the kinematics of their walking patterns. Women who were not using hormonal contraception (n = 19) repeated the study during the late follicular stage and the luteal stage of their menstrual cycle. Using a ...

OBJECTIVE Aromatase, the key enzyme involved in estrogen synthesis, is expressed in a variety of cells and tissues including human peripheral blood leukocytes (PBLs). The present study was designed to evaluate PBL aromatase gene expression in male and female subjects of different age groups. In addition, differences in gene expression during the follicular and luteal phase of the menstrual cycl...

BACKGROUND Many asthmatic women complain of symptom exacerbations in particular periods, i.e. during pregnancy and menstrual cycles (perimenstrual asthma: PMA)". The goal of this study was to study the effect of the luteal and follicular phases of the menstrual cycle on bronchial reactivity (BR) in a group of asthmatic women. METHODS For this purpose, 36 pre-menopausal women were enrolled and...

Background: The menstrual cycle is an integral part of a major portion of a woman’s life, associated with significant changes in multiple neurohumoral homeostatic mechanisms. In the present study, autonomic modulation in different phases of menstrual cycle in young adult and older adult women’s was assessed. Methods: About 90 subjects were recruited and were divided between 2 groups and their H...

Information on the factors that affect glycemia is pivotal in the treatment of diabetes, including insulin sensitivity in different physiological processes (1– 4). The current study evaluated the effect of the menstrual cycle on glucose control in six patients with type 1 diabetes, with a median age 23 years and regular menstrual cycles, not in use of hormonal contraception, not pregnant or bre...

This study investigated the serum levels of resistin, adiponectin and leptin during the physiological menstrual cycle. Sixteen women (age: 19-30 years; body mass index: 19.46-24.9) with regular menstrual cycles participated. Fasting blood samples were collected on alternate days throughout a full menstrual cycle. Mean resistin concentrations were slightly higher during the luteal phase (5.30+/-...

BACKGROUND An increase in knee laxity during the menstrual cycle may increase the risk of anterior cruciate ligament injury. OBJECTIVE To investigate whether changing knee laxity during the menstrual cycle correlates with changing knee joint loads in a cutting manoeuvre. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Laboratory testing. PARTICIPANTS 25 healthy women, with a normal menstrual cycl...

To characterize the action of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin ( TCDD) during both the follicular and luteal phases of the ovarian cycle, the direct effect of TCDD was investigated in vitro using a system of primary monolayer cell culture. Granulosa and theca cells were collected from the preovulatory follicles and cultured as a co-culture, thus resembling follicles in vivo. Luteal cells wer...

OBJECTIVE To quantitatively document the presence and extent of a late luteal (premenstrual) acne flare in adult women. DESIGN Case series. SETTING Subjects were recruited from a general community dermatology practice and by advertising. SUBJECTS Adult women 18 to 44 years old with normal periods who were receiving no treatment for their acne. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Acne lesion counts we...