2022
Correlations between salivary- and blood-derived gonadal hormone assessments and implications for inclusion of female participants in research studies
Huang T, Howse F, Stachenfeld N, Usselman C. Correlations between salivary- and blood-derived gonadal hormone assessments and implications for inclusion of female participants in research studies. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2022, 324: h33-h46. PMID: 36426884, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00399.2022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMenstrual cycleGonadal hormonesFemale participantsVenous blood samplesGonadal hormone fluctuationsPrimary gonadalVascular functionBlood concentrationsCardiovascular diseaseHormone assessmentSerial measurementsHormone fluctuationsHormone monitoringBlood samplesStudy designGold standard measurementHuman physiology researchHormoneInclusion of femalesSalivaryResearch studiesCardiovascular researchersParticipantsFemales
2014
Challenges and methodology for testing young healthy women in physiological studies
Stachenfeld NS, Taylor HS. Challenges and methodology for testing young healthy women in physiological studies. AJP Endocrinology And Metabolism 2014, 306: e849-e853. PMID: 24569589, PMCID: PMC3989744, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00038.2014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHormone exposureGonadotropin-releasing hormone agonistFemale gonadal hormonesReproductive hormone exposureHealth careYoung healthy womenWomen's health careNIH Revitalization ActEffects of hormonesHealthy womenHormone agonistFemale reproductive physiologyGonadal hormonesHormone effectsPhysiological studiesHormoneWomenPhysiological responsesStronger research designsEndogenous hormonesRevitalization ActMenReproductive physiologyExposureMethods investigators