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

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 127-134

  Ahrens, Katherine A ^a   Vladutiu, Catherine J ^b   Mumford, Sunni L ^a   Schliep, Karen C ^a   Perkins, Neil J ^a   Wactawski Wende, Jean ^c   Schisterman, Enrique F ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Hormones; Leisure activity; Menstrual cycle; Motor activity; Women

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; METABOLIC EQUIVALENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; REPRODUCTION; STRESS; YOUNG ADULT;

HORMONES; LEISURE ACTIVITY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; WOMEN;

AGED; ANOVULATION; COHORT STUDIES; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LEPTIN; LINEAR MODELS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW YORK; PREMENOPAUSE; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 84892981539     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2013.11.002     Document Type: Article

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