Determining Menstrual Phase in Human Biobehavioral Research: A Review With Recommendations
Allen AM, McRae-Clark AL, Carlson S, Saladin ME, Gray KM, Wetherington CL, McKee SA, Allen SS. Determining Menstrual Phase in Human Biobehavioral Research: A Review With Recommendations. Experimental And Clinical Psychopharmacology 2016, 24: 1-11. PMID: 26570992, PMCID: PMC4821777, DOI: 10.1037/pha0000057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMenstrual phaseBiobehavioral research studiesMenstrual-related problemsOnset of mensesNatural menstrual cycleMeasurement of hormonesHormone testingPostpartum periodMenstrual cycleOvid MEDLINEBlood samplesExogenous hormonesExclusionary criteriaStudy sampleIndividual studiesCross-study comparisonsHormoneBiobehavioral researchMethodological uniformityReviewLack of consistencyLiterature reviewAnovulationMensesMEDLINE