The phase of the menstrual cycle in women who had attempted suicide was determined by structured interview. 108 young women were investigated within 24 h of the attempt. Patients were grouped according to menstrual week and whether they used oral contraception (OC) (n = 73) or not (n = 35). In OC non-users suicide attempts were associated with low plasma oestradiol: they tended to happen during...

This study assesses one possible cause of inter-patient variation in fluorescence spectroscopy of the cervix: the menstrual cycle. Ten patients with no history of an abnormal Pap smear were seen daily throughout 30 consecutive days of their cycle. Fluorescence excitation-emission matrices were measured from three cervical sites on each patient. Principal component analysis was used to determine...

This study investigated the changes of prostate specific antigen (PSA) concentrations in serum and saliva of women during the menstrual cycle. Thirty healthy volunteers (age 23-35 yr) were enrolled in the study. During the menstrual cycle, serum and saliva PSA concentrations on days 9 (follicular phase) and 14 (mid-cycle) were significantly higher than on days 4 (early follicular phase) and 21 ...

The purpose of this study was to determine if the menstrual cycle influences the amplitude of transient (TEOAEs) and distortion-product (DPOAEs) otoacoustic emissions. Thirteen normal-hearing, normal-cycling females were monitored weekly for 12 weeks. TEOAE and DPOAE amplitudes were analyzed to determine if amplitude changes could be detected and correlated to phases of the menstrual cycle. No ...

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...