Binding of 125I-human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) to homogenates of the human corpora lutea of the menstrual cycle and pregnancy was examined in vitro. While corpora lutea of the menstrual cycle bound 125I-HCG specifically, the corpora lutea of pregnancy from 8 weeks' gestation bound little or none of the added 125I-HCG. In the corpus luteum of the menstrual cycle the dissociation constant for...

Physiological hormonal fluctuations during the menstrual cycle, postpartum, and menopause have been implicated in the modulation of mood, cognition, and affective disorders. Taking into account that women's performance in memory tasks can also fluctuate with circulating hormones levels across the menstrual cycle, the cognitive performance in a working memory task for emotional facial expression...

Abstract The longer QT interval duration observed in women compared to men is usually attributed to sexual hormones. The aim of our study was to investigate, among black African women, the influence of hormonal variations during the menstrual cycle on the duration of the QT interval. Fourteen young black African women, healthy, sedentary, aged 24 ± 1.7 years, with a regular menstrual cycle (28 ...

During the period of menstruation, pregnancy and menopause which may be accompanied by eye a manifestation which is disturbing nature in women. We observed the changes in intraocular pressure occurring during various phases of menstrual cycle. In this study, 50 menstruating women were studied. To study the effect of menstruation, in 50 female volunteers, IOPs were measured after every 6 day of ...

The ability to detect small tumors is impaired in dense mammograms. It has been suggested that the sensitivity of mammograms could be lower in mammograms obtained during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. We examined the change in mammographic density from the follicular to the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle in 11 women. Although the average increase in densities was quite small (1.2...

Background: Endometriosis is a gynecological disease associated with severe pelvic pain and infertility. Immunological changes that occur in patients with endometriosis include reduced natural killer cell and T-lymphocyte cytotoxicity in the peritoneal fluid, and an elevated number of activated macrophages. MIF via its receptor, CD74, initiates a signaling cascade that leads to proliferation an...

Biomarker assessment plays a critical role in the study and prevention of disease. However, variation in biomarkers attributable to the menstrual cycle in premenopausal women may impair understanding the role of certain biomarkers in disease development and progression. Thus, in light of the recently increasing evidence of menstrual cycle variability in multiple cardiometabolic biomarkers, a re...

Platelet-leukocyte aggregates are considered to play a significant role in blood coagulation and inflammatory processes. We hypothesized that hormonal changes during the menstrual cycle affect the formation of heterotypic aggregates and therefore may constitute cycle-dependent variations of the susceptibility for thromboembolic events and inflammatory disease. We therefore measured platelet-leu...

BACKGROUND One of the unique characteristics of the female genital tract is the extensive tissue remodeling observed throughout the menstrual cycle. Multiple components of the extracellular matrix take part in this tissue rebuilding; however, the individual components involved have not been identified. METHODS In the present study, the expression of extracellular matrix proteins and selected ...

AIM OF THE STUDY This study explored characteristics of the menstrual cycle including duration, prevalence and severity of symptoms and examined the relationship of these characteristics with attitudes toward menstruation. BACKGROUND Conceptualization of menstrual phenomena and attitudes toward menstruation may vary among cultures. While data about menstrual health among American women are wi...