The impact of COVID‐19‐related mental health issues on menstrual cycle characteristics of female healthcare providers

T Takmaz, I Gundogmus, SB Okten… - Journal of Obstetrics …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To investigate the association between menstrual cycle regularity in healthcare
providers and COVID‐19 pandemic‐related anxiety, depression, stress. Methods A cross …

[HTML][HTML] The infertility trap: the fertility costs of group-living in mammalian social evolution

RIM Dunbar, S Shultz - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Mammal social groups vary considerably in size from single individuals to very large herds.
In some taxa, these groups are extremely stable, with at least some individuals being …

[HTML][HTML] Urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations and serum hormone levels in pre-and perimenopausal women from the Midlife Women's Health Study

C Chiang, DC Pacyga, RS Strakovsky, RL Smith… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Phthalate exposure is associated with altered reproductive function, but little is
known about associations between phthalate and hormone levels in midlife women …

[HTML][HTML] Relationship among nutritional intake, anxiety, and menstrual irregularity in elite rowers

M Miyamoto, Y Hanatani, K Shibuya - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
There is evidence showing that excessive mental stress is detrimental to the menstrual
period, and it is known that many elite athletes are highly susceptible to mental anxiety. This …

[HTML][HTML] Health issues and healthcare utilization among adults who reported exposure to tear gas during 2020 Portland (OR) protests: a cross-sectional survey

BN Torgrimson-Ojerio, KS Mularski, MR Peyton… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Repeated use of chemical irritants for crowd-control by local and federal law
enforcement during sustained racial justice protests in the US has raised concerns about …

Increased burden of rare sequence variants in GnRH-associated genes in women with hypothalamic amenorrhea

A Delaney, AB Burkholder, CA Lavender… - The Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Context Functional hypothalamic amenorrhea (HA) is a common, acquired form of
hypogonadotropic hypogonadism that occurs in the setting of energy deficits and/or stress …

Stress, fatigue, and sexual spontaneity among married couples in a high-stress society: evidence from sex diary data from Singapore

PL Tan - Archives of sexual behavior, 2021 - Springer
This paper investigates the associations between stress and fatigue and sexual spontaneity
among heterosexual married couples in Singapore, a high-income society with high work …

Impact of the early COVID-19 era on endometriosis patients: Symptoms, stress, and access to care

PM Ramos-Echevarría, DM Soto-Soto… - … and Pelvic Pain …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: Monitoring the impact of natural disasters such as pandemics on health and
wellbeing is a public health priority. Stress is proven to affect pain intensity and quality of life …

Psychosocial stress and ovarian function in adolescent and young adult cancer survivors

J Kim, BW Whitcomb, B Kwan, D Zava… - Human …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
STUDY QUESTION Is psychosocial stress associated with ovarian function in reproductive-
aged survivors of cancer diagnosed as adolescents and young adults (AYA survivors) …

[HTML][HTML] Trends in FSH levels and cycle completion rates in women undergoing assisted reproductive technology (ART) before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

RA Martel, J Shaw, JK Blakemore - Fertility and Sterility, 2021 - fertstert.org
Background SARS-CoV-2 causes a robust inflammatory response 1, with some
inflammatory mediators elevated even in the asymptomatic population 2. Follicle stimulating …