Background: Women are overrepresented in samples of patients with rapid cycling bipolar disorder (RCBD). To explore whether menstrually related mood changes might account for this gender difference, we studied the relationship between menstrual cycle phase and mood in a sample of premenopausal women with rapid cycling bipolar disorder (RCBD).
Methods: Twenty-five women with RCBD completed daily self-rating forms indicating their mood and days of menstruation for a minimum of three months. The data were analyzed for each individual and for the group as a whole, categorically (depression, euthymia, and hypomania) and ordinally (0-100, with 0 being "most depressed ever felt" and 100 being "most manic"), with and without normalization of the menstrual cycle to a 28-day cycle.
Results: None of the group analyses showed a significant effect of menstrual cycle on mood. Although some women did exhibit significant relationships between menstrual cycle phase and categorical mood state, there was no consistent pattern to the relationship.
Conclusions: There was no systematic relationship between menstrual cycle and mood in a sample of women with RCBD.
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J Clin Endocrinol Metab
January 2025
Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
Context: The timing of a woman's final menstrual period (FMP) in relation to her age is considered a valuable indicator of overall health, being associated with cardiovascular, bone health, reproductive, and general mortality outcomes.
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Curr Neuropharmacol
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Departments of Neurology & Neurosurgery, and Physiology, Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital, McGill University, 3801 University Street, Montréal, Québec, H3A 2B4, Canada.
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January 2025
School of Psychology, Massey University, Aotearoa, New Zealand.
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Genes Environ
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January 2025
School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
This cross-sectional study aimed to explore the association between tinnitus and menstrual cycle disorders in premenopausal women. A total of 558 participants completed a comprehensive questionnaire covering demographics, tinnitus, and gynecological/obstetric history. The analysis investigated the correlation between tinnitus and various menstrual disorders, including dysmenorrhea (primary, secondary, or premenstrual syndrome), as well as different menstrual cycle patterns (regular, hypomenorrhea, menorrhagia, oligomenorrhea, or polymenorrhea).
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