Women were historically excluded from research participation partly due to the assumption
that ovarian hormone fluctuations lead to variation, especially in emotion, that could not be …

Relatively little is known about the effects of endogenous and exogenous steroid hormones
on ecologically relevant behavioral and cognitive phenotypes in women, such as emotion …

Fluctuations in ovarian hormones across the menstrual cycle have long been considered a
determinant of mood in women. The majority of studies, however, use menstrual cycle phase …

Despite the widespread use of oral contraceptive pills (OCs), little is known about their
impact on psychological processes and emotional competencies. Recent data indicate …

Despite widespread belief that moods are affected by the menstrual cycle, researchers on
emotion and reward have not paid much attention to the menstrual cycle until recently …

Research suggests that women's sexual psychology and behavior change across the
ovulatory cycle, but very little is known about how fluctuations in estradiol and progesterone …

Background: Studies examining the effects of oral contraceptives (OCs) on mood, affect, and
affect variability are reviewed. Methods: MEDLINE and PsycLIT data bases were examined …

Objectives: The relationship between affect and duration of oral contraceptive (OC) use was
investigated. Method: Ninety-six women (17 first-time OC users, 34 long-time users, and 45 …

Previous research reported ovulatory changes in women's appearance, mate preferences,
extra-and in-pair sexual desire, and behavior, but has been criticized for small sample sizes …

Subtle changes in social cognition are associated with naturalistic fluctuations in estrogens
and progesterone over the course of the menstrual cycle. Using a dynamic emotion …