Journal article
The menopausal transition: endocrinological and epidemiological considerations
Journal of biosocial science, Vol.11(S6), pp.19-35
1979
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932000024287
PMID: 293323
Abstract
The human menstrual cycle is characterized by a series of dynamic hormonal relationships that result in the regular maturation of ovarian follicles, ovulation and corpus luteum formation. As methodology has changed and improved, it has become possible to examine these events in greater detail. The simple analysis of menstrual cycle length, when done with care in a large number of women over long time spans, has revealed much about the fundamental biological rhythm of the menstrual cycle. Of particular interest are the predictable changes in cycle length and variability that occur at different stages of reproductive life (Treloar et al., 1967; Vollman, 1977). Basal body temperature records add another dimension to the analyses of menstrual cycle length because they permit estimation of the length of the pre- and post-ovulatory phases of the menstrual cycle and provide some index of the integrity of corpus luteum function.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The menopausal transition: endocrinological and epidemiological considerations
- Creators
- Barry M. Sherman - University of IowaRobert B. Wallace - Departments of Internal Medicine and Preventive Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IowaAlan E. Treloar - Departments of Internal Medicine and Preventive Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of biosocial science, Vol.11(S6), pp.19-35
- DOI
- 10.1017/S0021932000024287
- PMID
- 293323
- NLM abbreviation
- J Biosoc Sci
- ISSN
- 0021-9320
- eISSN
- 1469-7599
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 17
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1979
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology; Injury Prevention Research Center; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984364450202771
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