Seasonality of reproductive function and weight loss in rural Nepali women
Panter-Brick C, Lotstein D, Ellison P. Seasonality of reproductive function and weight loss in rural Nepali women. Human Reproduction 1993, 8: 684-690. PMID: 8314959, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a138120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnergy expenditure levelsOvarian functionHormonal disturbancesWeight lossProgesterone levelsRural Nepali womenSalivary progesterone profilesBody mass indexCurrent nutritional statusNepali womenMass indexNepali populationNutritional statusOwn controlReproductive functionWomenProgesterone profilesRural African womenAfrican womenLoss of fecundityBody massWestern womenEnergy imbalanceLevelsWeight