Associations Between Natural Physiological and Supraphysiological Estradiol Levels and Stress Perception.

ABSTRACT: Stress is a risk factor for impaired general, mental, and reproductive health. The role of physiological and supraphysiological estradiol concentrations in stress perception and stress processing is less well understood. We, therefore, conducted a prospective observational study to investigate the association between estradiol, stress perception, and stress-related cognitive performance within serial measurements either during the natural menstrual cycle or during fertility treatment, where estradiol levels are strongly above the physiological level of a natural cycle, and consequently, represent a good model to study dose-dependent effects of estradiol. Data from 44 women receiving in vitro fertilization (IVF) at the Department of Reproductive Endocrinology in Zurich, Switzerland was comp

SUBMITTER: Leeners B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6579809 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature