Circadian rhythms, sleep, and the menstrual cycle

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 613-622

  Baker, Fiona C ^a,d   Driver, Helen S ^b,c,d  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Melatonin; Menstrual cycle; Premenstrual syndrome; Shiftwork; Temperature; Women

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; MELATONIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SLEEP DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MOOD DISORDER; OVULATION; PREMENSTRUAL DYSPHORIC DISORDER; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; REPRODUCTION; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MELATONIN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; SLEEP; WAKEFULNESS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 34547535744     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2006.09.011     Document Type: Article

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