Menstrual cycle : signs and symptoms, psychological/behavioral changes and abnormalities / Madeleine Gosselin, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gosselin, Madeleine.

Series:

Human reproductive system--anatomy, roles, and disorders series.

Obstetrics and gynecology advances.

Human reproductive system--anatomy, roles and disorders

Obstetrics and gynecology advances

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Menstrual cycle.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (161 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The menstrual cycle is the scientific term for the physiological changes that occur in fertile women and other female primates for the purposes of sexual reproduction. In this book, the authors discuss the signs and symptoms, psychological/behavioral changes and abnormalities of the menstrual cycle. Topics include the evolution of the menstrual cycle with a focus on the role of the luteal phase, extended sexual receptivity and the concept of concealed ovulation; functional and structural brain alterations associated with menstrual pain; premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and premenstrual syndrome (PMS); the fluctuations on appetite and food intake that occur during the female reproductive cycle; and assessing energy intake and physical activity energy expenditure during the menstrual cycle.

Contents:

Intro

MENSTRUAL CYCLE: SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS, PSYCHOLOGICAL/BEHAVIORAL CHANGES AND ABNORMALITIES

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Contents

Preface

Chapter I: Evolution of the Menstrual Cycle

Abstract

Introduction

The Menstrual Cycle

Menstruation Does Not a Menstrual Cycle Make

Overview of the Ovarian Cycle

The Uterine Cycle and the Ovarian Cycle

Possible Functions of Menses:

Current Hypotheses

A By-Product of Spontaneous Decidualization?

A Useful Consequence of Menses

Possible Functions of Extended Receptivity

Extended Receptivity, Continuous Receptivity, and Permanent Receptivity

Extended Receptivity to Prevent Infanticide

Flexible Mating Strategies

Permanent Receptivity in Humans

Concealed Ovulation… Revealed

Why Advertise/Hide Ovulation?

Cycle-Dependent Changes in Women

Behavioral Changes

Cognitive and Perceptual Changes

Physical Changes

Cycle-Dependent Changes in Other Women

Cycle-Dependent Changes in Men

Cognitive/Perceptual Changes

Implications of Cycle-Dependent Changes and Men's Detection of Them

Conclusion

Signalling, Leaky Cues, or By-Product?

Dual Sexual Strategy Theory: State of the Art?

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter II: Functional and Structural Brain Alterations Associated with Menstrual Pain

Section I. Introduction

1.1. Clinical Features

1.2. Prevalence

1.3. Comorbidities

1.4. Pathophysiology

1.5. Chronification of Pain

Section II. Structural and Functional Alterations in the Brain of Dysmenorrhea Patients

2.1. Visceral Pain Processing in the Brain

2.2. Structural Brain Alterations in Dysmenorrhea.

2.2.1. Gray Matter Alterations in Chronic Pain

2.2.2. White Matter Alterations in Chronic Pain

2.2.3. State- and Trait-Related Grey Matter Alterations

in Dysmenorrhea

2.2.4. State-and Trait-Related White Matter Alterations

2.3. Functional Brain Alterations in Dysmenorrhea

Section III. Possible Impact of Brain

Alterations in Response to Menstrual Pain

3.1. Central Sensitization

3.2. Adolescent Health, Pre-Disposition and Comorbidities

Chapter III: Toward a More Comprehensive View of Premenstrual Disorders: The Case for Psychological Contributions

Premenstrual Symptoms and Disorders

Etiological Theories and Research

The Case for Psychological Contributions to Premenstrual Disorders

Symptom Overlap and Comorbidity

Premenstrual Exacerbation

Self-Focused Attention and Coping

in Women with Premenstrual Symptoms

Psychological Interventions

Chapter IV: Effects of Female Sex Hormones on Appetite and Food Intake

Abbreviations

Oestrogen Modulation of Food Intake

Role of Oestrogen Receptors

Central Effects of Oestrogen

Peripheral Effects of Oestrogen

Ghrelin

Cholecystokinin (CCK)

Leptin

Progesterone

Food Intake during the Menstrual Cycle

Nutrient Selection

Cravings

Role of Endogenous Sex Hormones in the Development

of Obesity

Effects of Externally Administered Sex Hormones

during Reproductive Ages

Hormonal Contraceptives and Weight Gain

Hormonal Contraceptives Appetite and Food Intake

Chapter V: No Changes in Energy Intake, Resting and Physical Activity Energy Expenditure, or Food Reinforcement Across the Menstrual Cycle

Materials and Methods

Participants.

Design and Procedure

Anthropometric Measurements

Blood Sample

Temperature Measurements

Energy Intake

Pleasantness Ratings of Foods and Beverages Consumed

Energy Expenditure

Shortened Premenstrual Assessment Form

Relative-Reinforcing Value of Food

Statistical Analyses

Results

Characteristics of the Participants

Hormone Levels and Basal Temperature

EI, Macronutrient Intake, REE, PAEE and Pleasantness Ratings

The Occurrence and Severity of PMS and the RRV of Food

Discussion

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record; title from PDF title page, viewed (07/28/2020).

ISBN:

1-62417-946-0

OCLC:

846972250