The effect of physical activity across the menstrual cycle on reproductive function

KA Ahrens, CJ Vladutiu, SL Mumford, KC Schliep… - Annals of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate the association between physical activity (PA) across the menstrual
cycle and reproductive function. Methods The BioCycle Study (2005–2007) followed 259 …

Physical activity and menstrual cycle characteristics in two prospective cohorts

B Sternfeld, MK Jacobs… - American Journal of …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Relations between physical activity and prospectively collected menstrual cycle
characteristics were examined in two large cohorts. One cohort consisted of women …

Association of physical activity with reproductive hormones: the Penn Ovarian Aging Study

KH Schmitz, H Lin, MD Sammel, CR Gracia… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2007 - AACR
Background: Physical activity is associated with reduced risk for breast cancer, perhaps
through reductions in circulating reproductive hormones (estrogens and androgens). There …

Physical activity, body mass index, and ovulatory disorder infertility

JW Rich-Edwards, D Spiegelman, M Garland… - …, 2002 - journals.lww.com
Few studies have examined whether activity and adiposity levels typical of American women
affect their risk of ovulatory disorder infertility, and none has examined moderate and …

Physical activity is not related to risk of early menopause in a large prospective study

M Zhao, BW Whitcomb, AC Purdue-Smithe… - Human …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
STUDY QUESTION Is physical activity associated with incident early menopause?
SUMMARY ANSWER Physical activity is not associated with incident early menopause …

[HTML][HTML] A prospective cohort study of physical activity and time to pregnancy

LA Wise, KJ Rothman, EM Mikkelsen, HT Sørensen… - Fertility and sterility, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between leisure-time physical activity (PA) and
fecundability. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Internet-based observational …

Sexual activity, endogenous reproductive hormones and ovulation in premenopausal women

A Prasad, SL Mumford, GMB Louis, KA Ahrens… - Hormones and …, 2014 - Elsevier
We investigated whether sexual activity was associated with reproductive function in the
BioCycle Study, a prospective cohort study that followed 259 regularly menstruating women …

Physical activity and inactivity in relation to sex hormone, prolactin, and insulin-like growth factor concentrations in premenopausal women: Exercise and …

SS Tworoger, SA Missmer, AH Eliassen… - Cancer Causes & …, 2007 - Springer
An association between physical activity and premenopausal breast cancer risk may be due,
in part, to relationships with sex hormones or growth factors. Therefore, we assessed …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of physical activity on menopausal symptoms among urban women

DB Nelson, MD Sammel, EW Freeman, H Lin… - Medicine and science in …, 2008 - Citeseer
ABSTRACT NELSON, DB, MD SAMMEL, EW FREEMAN, H. LIN, CR GRACIA, and KH
SCHMITZ. Effect of Physical Activity on Menopausal Symptoms among Urban Women. Med …

Physical activity and fertility in women: the North-Trøndelag Health Study

SL Gudmundsdottir, WD Flanders… - Human …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Changes in the state of energy balance owing to changes in physical
activity may affect the reproductive system. We evaluated the association between physical …