The Menstrual Cycle: A Double-Blind Study of Symptoms, Mood and Behavior, and Biochemical Variables Using Enovid and Placebo

Silbergeld, Sam; Brast, Neil; Noble, Ernest P.

doi:10.1097/00006842-197109000-00003

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“…Discernible cyclical fluctuations have been found for a number of physical symptoms; however, the severity and scope of these symptoms vary greatly among individuals and even between cycles for a given individual. Generally, reports of pain and water retention increase during both the premenstrual and menstrual phases (3,4,6,7). Speculation regarding affective changes has been even more widespread, and available data present a much more conflicting picture than those on somatic complaints.…”

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Daily Self-Reports on Activities, Life Events, Moods, and Somatic Changes during the Menstrual Cycle

Wilcoxon

Schrader

Sherif

1976

Psychosomatic Medicine

135

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Thirty-three undergraduate students (11 males, 11 females taking oral contraceptives, and 11 females not taking oral contraceptives) filled out daily self-reports on pleasant activities, stressful events, moods, and somatic changes for 35 consecutive days. By randomly assigning each male a "pseudo" cycle, the data were analyzed to compare the three samples across the three phases of the menstrual cycle. The results indicated that males reported somewhat more stable but less positive experiences than females. While males reported a stable, low level of pain and water retention throughout the study, both female samples reported increases during the premenstrual and menstrual phases. Reports of negative affect, impaired concentration, and stressful events did not differ by samples, but significant sample by cycle interactions reflected differential increases in the two female samples during the premenstrual and menstrual phases. Subsequent analyses indicated that the experience of stressful events accounted for more of the variance than did cycle phase for these negative mood factors, but not for pain and water retention.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Daily Self-Reports on Activities, Life Events, Moods, and Somatic Changes during the Menstrual Cycle

Wilcoxon

Schrader

Sherif

1976

Psychosomatic Medicine

135

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“…Although Moos' MDQ has been used by other researchers (Silbergeld, Brast, & Noble, 1971;Sommer, 1972;Gough, 1975;Rodin, 1976), a major substantive issue remains unsolved. The eight factors on the MDQ were established on the basis of retrospective self-reports by 839 women, whereas the stability of the factors over time was established on the basis of 15 women taken from the T larger group of 839.…”

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Menstrual cycle as focus of study and self-reports of moods and behaviors

1978

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“…Gottschalk and Gleser [43], and Gottschalk [42] summarize results from several studies that link verbal expressions of anxiety to a range of physiobiochemical stress indicators. Silbergeld, Brast, and Noble [138], and Silbergeld, et al, [139] report similar findings. In view of this evidence, the hypothesis of interdependence is retained in the current theory.…”

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Alienation: A Response to Stress

Manderscheid¹,

Silbergeld²,

Dager³

1975

Journal of Cybernetics

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Contemporary stress paradigms provide one basis for developing a systems theory that specifies causal linkages between social structure, alienation, and perceptual style. Within the proposed theory, five alienation syndromes serve as alternate methods of coping with psychological and physiobiochemical stress reactions. Stress levels derive from the countervailing influences of resources and social-structural stressors. The cognitive component of each alienation syndrome feeds back cybernetically to reduce psychological stress, while the affective component operates in an equivalent manner to reduce physiobiochemical stress. Jointly, the two components also condition perceptual style. To reduce alienation, interventions that enhance resources are suggested for the intermediate range future. Planned changes to eliminate structural stressors are viewed as long-range efforts requiring future research.

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The Menstrual Cycle: A Double-Blind Study of Symptoms, Mood and Behavior, and Biochemical Variables Using Enovid and Placebo

Cited by 96 publications

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Daily Self-Reports on Activities, Life Events, Moods, and Somatic Changes during the Menstrual Cycle

Daily Self-Reports on Activities, Life Events, Moods, and Somatic Changes during the Menstrual Cycle

Menstrual cycle as focus of study and self-reports of moods and behaviors

Alienation: A Response to Stress

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