Effects of breastfeeding chemosignals on the human menstrual cycle

Human Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 422-429

  Jacob, Suma ^a   Spencer, Natasha A ^a   Bullivant, Susan B ^a   Sellergren, Sarah A ^a   Mennella, Julie A ^b   McClintock, Martha K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Chemosignals; Lactation; Menstrual cycle; Pheromone

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PLACEBO; SEX PHEROMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; INFANT; LACTATION; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; MAMMAL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MODULATION; NULLIPARA; OVARY CYCLE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

FALLOPIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 1242341386     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh057     Document Type: Article

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