September 2, 2024 by Felicity Roux, HuiJun Chih, Jacqueline Hendriks and Sharyn Burns, The Conversation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIt is important for everyone—but especially girls, women and people who menstruate—to understand how ovulation and menstruation work. The menstrual cycle is a key indicator of overall health and sadly, issues such as pain, mood swings or...
August 6, 2024 by Evelina Sterling and Margaret Louisa Stubbs, The Conversation The ovary changes over the menstrual cycle. In this image, 1 is menstruation; 2–3 are the maturing of the follicle; 4 is ovulation; and 5–6 are the growth and deterioration of the corpus luteum. Credit: Shazz/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA“When was your last period?”...
Interview conducted by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. Feb 4, 2022 Thought LeadersProfessor Alison EdelmanProfessor of Obstetrics and GynecologyOregon Health & Science University School of Medicine In this interview, we speak to Professor Alison Edelman about her latest research that investigated the effects COVID-19 vaccinations have on the menstrual cycle. Please can you introduce yourself and tell...
by NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Women receiving one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine during a single menstrual cycle had an increase in cycle length of nearly one day, compared to unvaccinated women, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The...
by American Psychological Association Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In women who have experienced trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms may vary over the course of the menstrual cycle, with more symptoms during the first few days of the cycle when the hormone estradiol is low, and fewer symptoms close to ovulation, when estradiol is high, finds research...
A new study, published in the journal Menopause, characterizes cycle-length changes over the menopause transition and found that women whose cycle increased in length two years before their final menstrual period had better measures of vascular health than those who had stable cycle lengths during this transition. In combination with other menopause-related characteristics and health measures,...
