Determining menstrual phase in human biobehavioral research: A review with recommendations

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-11

  Allen, Alicia M ^a   McRae Clark, Aimee L ^b   Carlson, Samantha ^a   Saladin, Michael E ^c   Gray, Kevin M ^b   Wetherington, Cora Lee ^d   McKee, Sherry A ^e   Allen, Sharon S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Menstrual phase; Methods; Recommendations; Review; Sex hormones; Women

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL BODY TEMPERATURE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BLOOD SAMPLING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; URINALYSIS; BLOOD; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84956576685     PISSN: 10641297     EISSN: 19362293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/pha0000057     Document Type: Article

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