Alcohol intake, reproductive hormones, and menstrual cycle function: A prospective cohort study

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 933-942

  Schliep, Karen C ^a,e   Zarek, Shvetha M ^a,b   Schisterman, Enrique F ^a   Wactawski Wende, Jean ^c   Trevisan, Maurizio ^d   Sjaarda, Lindsey A ^a   Perkins, Neil J ^a   Mumford, Sunni L ^a  

^a Division of Intramural Research   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Estradiol; Menstrual cycle; Ovulation; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; LUTEAL INSUFFICIENCY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; PREMENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SLEEP; STRESS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BLOOD; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; LIFESTYLE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW YORK; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RECALL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANOVULATION; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENTAL RECALL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW YORK; PREMENOPAUSE; PROGESTERONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942943772     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.114.102160     Document Type: Article

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