What we do and do not know about the menstrual cycle or, questions scientists could be asking

Harlow, Sioḃán D.; Ephross, Sara A.

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“…Menstruating girls are concerned about the amount of blood loss, frequency, and duration of menstruation and menstrual pain. 4…”

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Presence or Absence of Menstruation in Young Girls

Rees

2006

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

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Menstruation is a periodic discharge of sanguinous fluid and sloughing of the uterine lining in the female. It is an event characteristic of the reproductive cycle in humans and most subhuman primates and has no known biological function. However, it is an integral part of a woman's experience throughout her reproductive life. This article will examine menstrual patterns and concerns in young girls. The section on absent menstruation will concentrate on premature ovarian failure.

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“…Menstruating girls are concerned about the amount of blood loss, frequency, and duration of menstruation and menstrual pain. 4…”

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confidence: 96%

Presence or Absence of Menstruation in Young Girls

Rees

2006

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

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“…Measurement of the influence of menstrual cycle phase on short-term weight gain during a smoking cessation attempt is important since the luteal phase is associated with physiological weight gain (Speroff, Glass, & Kase, 1994). This weight gain is related to premenstrual increases in appetite, eating and/or fluid retention (Harlow, 1995). It is important to know if a difference in short-term weight gain by cycle phase represents weight gain due to abstinence per se, and if this is greater in the luteal versus the follicular phase.…”

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Short-term weight gain by menstrual phase following smoking cessation in women

Allen

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Eating Behaviors

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Prevention of early weight gain may be critical to avoid relapse among women with a fear of weight gain. Menstrual phase has physiological fluctuation of fluid resulting in short-term weight gain, suggesting menstrual phase of smoking cessation may impact short-term weight gain. This study examined the effect of smoking abstinence and menstrual cycle on short-term weight gain. Women were randomized to quit smoking during the follicular or luteal phase of their cycle and followed for four weeks. Weight, among other measures, was recorded at five post-quit date visits (days 2, 5, 9, 12 and week 4). Participants (n = 152) were grouped based on randomized quit phase and smoking status after assigned quit date: 1) follicular (F), quit < 24 hours, 2) F, quit ≥ five days, 3) luteal (L), quit < 24 hours, and 4) L, quit ≥ five days. Participants who quit smoking experienced significantly more weight gain than those who quit for less than 24 hours. There were no significant increases in short-term weight gain based on menstrual cycle phase during attempted smoking cessation. KeywordsCessation; Menstrual Cycle; Smoking; Weight; Women CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Sharon S. Allen, MD, PhD, University of Minnesota, Medical School, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, 2701 University Avenue SE, Suite 201, Minneapolis, MN 55414, Email: allen001@umn.edu, Phone: 612-624-2446, Fax: 612-625-0916. d Present Address: Carver County Public Health, Government Center, Administration Building, 600 East 4 th Street, Chaska, MN 55318 USA, Email: tbade@co.carver.mn.us Phone: 952-391-1349, Fax: 612-361-1360 Previous Affiliation: University of Minnesota, Medical School, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, 2701 University Avenue SE, Suite 201, Minneapolis, MN 55414 USA Publisher's Disclaimer: This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. NIH Public Access IntroductionThe fear of weight gain is a major barrier to quitting smoking among women (Perkins, Levine, Marcus & Schiffman 1997). Weight gain is a common consequence of quitting (Gritz, Berman, Read, Marcus, & Siau, 1990;Hughes, Higgins, & Bickel, 1994), with an average post-cessation weight gain of 8-10 lbs (Kawachi, Troisi, Rotnitzky, Coakley, & Colditz, 1996;Williamson, Madans, Anda, Kleinman, Giovino, & Byers, 1991). Several studies report no significant differences in short-term weight gain over 4-10 days post-cessation (Hatsukami, LaBounty, Hughes, & Laine, 1993;Hellerstein, Benowitz, Neese, Schwartz, Hoh, Jacob, Hsieh, & Faix, 1994;Perkins, Epstein, & Pastor, 1990) while others show a significant gain among abstaining women compared...

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Menstruation as a Work Stressor: Evidence and Interventions

Gervais

2016

Exploring Resources, Life-Balance and Well-Being of Women Who Work in a Global Context

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What we do and do not know about the menstrual cycle or, questions scientists could be asking

Cited by 5 publications

References 244 publications

Presence or Absence of Menstruation in Young Girls

Presence or Absence of Menstruation in Young Girls

Short-term weight gain by menstrual phase following smoking cessation in women

Menstruation as a Work Stressor: Evidence and Interventions

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