UNLABELLED   BACKGROUND During the month of Ramadan, millions of Muslims abstain from food and drink daily from dawn to sunset and people actually experience repeated cycles of fasting and refeeding. Menstruation is a normal physiological process that its regularity is controlled by hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis. Etiology of menstrual dysfunction includes weight loss, hypoleptinemia, ab...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the hormonal contraceptive practices of female university students aged ≤ 25 years, their menstrual bleeding frequency, and interest in contraceptive regimens that reduce menstrual frequency or duration. STUDY DESIGN A 20-item questionnaire was distributed to female students at Griffith University, Gold Coast campus. This included questions relating to: demographics,...

BACKGROUND Copeptin, a surrogate marker for arginin vasopressin production, is evaluated as an osmo-dependent stress and inflammatory biomarker in different diseases. We investigated copeptin during the menstrual cycle and its relationship to sex hormones, markers of subclinical inflammation and estimates of body fluid. METHODS In 15 healthy women with regular menstrual cycles, blood was draw...

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...

There are not enough studies about the relationship between menstrual psychosis and schizophrenia exacerbation during the menstrual cycle. In patients diagnosed with schizophrenia, it is important to examine the psychotic symptoms and depression and anxiety symptoms during the menstrual cycle and to adjust the treatment according to these symptoms. If depression and anxiety symptoms are present...

BACKGROUND Menstrual irregularity is a common major complaint in women of reproductive age. It is also a known marker for underlying insulin resistance. We investigated the association between menstrual irregularity and metabolic syndrome in the general population of middle-aged women in Korea. METHODS This cross-sectional study used data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examinati...

OBJECTIVE To establish the prevalence of menstrual-related problems among university students. MATERIALS AND METHODS A questionnaire regarding gynecological, bleeding and family history was sent by electronic mail (e-mail) to all female students attending University College London (UCL). RESULTS A total of 767 students aged 18-39 years replied; 71% had a regular menstrual cycle. One in thre...

PURPOSE The aim of the study is to investigate whether tear ferning patterns change during different phases of the menstrual cycle. METHODS The tear ferning test was performed on twelve normal women of childbearing age at three day intervals throughout one complete menstrual cycle. Serum hormone levels (progesterone, estrogen, testosterone) were measured. RESULTS Eight women showed type I f...

Despite widespread belief that moods are affected by the menstrual cycle, researchers on emotion and reward have not paid much attention to the menstrual cycle until recently. However, recent research has revealed different reactions to emotional stimuli and to rewarding stimuli across the different phases of the menstrual cycle. The current paper reviews the emerging literature on how ovarian ...