2020
Menstrual cycle and thermoregulation during exercise in the heat: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Giersch GEW, Morrissey MC, Katch RK, Colburn AT, Sims ST, Stachenfeld NS, Casa DJ. Menstrual cycle and thermoregulation during exercise in the heat: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal Of Science And Medicine In Sport 2020, 23: 1134-1140. PMID: 32499153, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2020.05.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystematic reviewHeart rateSweat rateSkin temperatureMenstrual cycle phaseMenstrual cycle variationsAerobic exerciseFollicular phaseMenstrual cycleLuteal phaseInclusion criteriaMenstrual phaseLimited available dataMean skin temperatureEffect size estimatesSignificant differencesBody temperatureEffect sizeExerciseWomenCycle phaseInternal body temperatureReviewTotal number
2015
Sex hormone effects on autonomic mechanisms of thermoregulation in humans
Charkoudian N, Stachenfeld N. Sex hormone effects on autonomic mechanisms of thermoregulation in humans. Autonomic Neuroscience 2015, 196: 75-80. PMID: 26674572, DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2015.11.004.ChaptersConceptsAutonomic mechanismsReproductive hormonesBody temperatureCentral autonomic nucleusHeat dissipation responsePolycystic ovary syndromeFemale reproductive hormonesPeripheral blood vesselsInfluence of progesteroneSkin blood flowAutonomic nucleiOvary syndromePeripheral effectsMenstrual cycleHormone levelsBlood flowHormone effectsLow body temperatureBlood vesselsEstrogenHigh body temperatureRecent evidenceMenopauseProgesteroneThermoregulatory responsesEndocrine‐Autonomic Linkages
Sladek CD, Michelini LC, Stachenfeld NS, Stern JE, Urban JH. Endocrine‐Autonomic Linkages. 2015, 5: 1281-1323. PMID: 26140719, DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c140028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypothalamic paraventricular nucleusAutonomic nervous systemParasympathetic outflowPeripheral hormonesAutonomic neuronsBlood pressureNeuroendocrine actionsGonadal steroidsParaventricular nucleusMaintenance of homeostasisElectrolyte balanceNeuroendocrine neuronsNervous systemNeuronal populationsAutonomic responsesNeuroendocrine systemAutonomic mechanismsEnergy homeostasisNeuroendocrineBody temperatureNeuronsAutonomic systemPhysiological mechanismsHomeostasisPhysiological parameters
2014
Reproductive Hormone Influences on Thermoregulation in Women
Charkoudian N, Stachenfeld NS. Reproductive Hormone Influences on Thermoregulation in Women. 2014, 4: 793-804. PMID: 24715568, DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c130029.ChaptersConceptsReproductive hormonesHormone exposurePeripheral thermal informationReproductive hormone effectsMale reproductive hormonesBody temperatureThermoregulatory responsesProgesterone/progestinsPeripheral mechanismsAnterior hypothalamusPreoptic areaHormone influenceHormone effectsLow body temperatureBody heatingYoung womenThermoregulatory controlEnvironmental exposuresWomenHormoneMajor quantitative differencesProgestinsAndrogensEstrogenPhysiological thermoregulatory responses