Impact of menstrual cycle phase on endocrine effects of partial sleep restriction in healthy women

• Published in: Psychoneuroendocrinology Vol. 49; pp. 34 - 46
• Main Authors: LeRoux, Amanda, Wright, Lisa, Perrot, Tara, Rusak, Benjamin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Affect - physiology; Behavioral psychophysiology; Biological and medical sciences; Circadian rhythm; Cortisol; Endocrinology & Metabolism; Female; Follicular Phase - metabolism; Follicular Phase - psychology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Health; Hormones and behavior; Humans; Hunger; Hunger - physiology; Hydrocortisone - metabolism; Luteal Phase - metabolism; Luteal Phase - psychology; Menstrual cycle; Metabolism; Mood; Pituitary-Adrenal Function Tests; Progesterone - metabolism; Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Saliva - metabolism; Sleep; Sleep Deprivation - metabolism; Sleep Deprivation - psychology; Wakefulness; Young Adult; Hunger; Sleep; Mood; Menstrual cycle; Cortisol; Circadian rhythm; Metabolism; Human; Corticosteroid; Deprivation; Healthy subject; Steroid hormone; Antiinflammatory agent; Biological rhythm; Hydrocortisone; Glucocorticoid; Partial; Adrenal hormone; Sleep wake cycle; Woman

There is extensive evidence that sleep restriction alters endocrine function in healthy young men, increasing afternoon cortisol levels and modifying levels of other hormones that regulate metabolism. Recent studies have confirmed these effects in young women, but have not investigated whether menst...