VARIATION OF THE HUMAN MENSTRUAL CYCLE THROUGH REPRODUCTIVE LIFE
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From Real-world menstrual cycle characteristics of more than 600,000 menstrual cycles (2019) · cites this paper as [6]
With increasing age, cycle length reduces and the timing of ovulation becomes earlier; the variation of a woman's cycle length reduces with age until menopause.
“With increasing age, cycle length reduces and the timing of ovulation becomes earlier; the variation of a woman’s cycle length reduces with age until menopause.5,6,8,9”
From Real-world menstrual cycle characteristics of more than 600,000 menstrual cycles (2019) · cites this paper as [6]
There is much greater variation in menstrual cycle characteristics than clinical guidelines state.
“but there is much greater variation than this.1,4–7”
From Real-world menstrual cycle characteristics of more than 600,000 menstrual cycles (2019) · cites this paper as [6]
Women whose cycles approach the ~29.5-day period of the Moon have been reported to have the highest likelihood to become pregnant.
“Women whose cycles approach the ~29.5-day period of the Moon have been reported to have the highest likelihood to become pregnant (10–12).”
From Women temporarily synchronize their menstrual cycles with the luminance and gravimetric cycles of the Moon (2021) · cites this paper as [11]
Earlier studies showed that about 22 to 32% of reproductive age women experienced menstrual cycles with 29.5-day cycle lengths and onsets of menses around the time of the full moon.
“Earlier studies showed that about 22 to 32% of reproductive age women experienced menstrual cycles with 29.5-day cycle lengths and onsets of menses around the time of the full moon (11, 12, 14, 15, 20, 23).”
From Women temporarily synchronize their menstrual cycles with the luminance and gravimetric cycles of the Moon (2021) · cites this paper as [11]
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- TRELOAR, A. E., BOYNTON, R. E., BEHN, B. G., & BROWN, B. W.
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- Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey
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- 1968-01
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- 23
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- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Menstrual Health and Disorders
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Ovarian function and disorders
- Keywords
- menstrual cycle, menstrual cycle variation, reproductive period, menstrual cycle length
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