Menstrual cycle and oral contraceptives influence cerebrovascular dynamics during hypercapnia

Menstrual cycle and oral contraceptives influence cerebrovascular dynamics during hypercapnia

Abstract Women experience fluctuating orthostatic intolerance during the menstrual cycle, suggesting sex hormones may influence cerebral blood flow. Young (aged 18–30) healthy women, either taking oral contraceptives (OC; n = 14) or not taking OC (NOC; n = 12), were administered hypercapnic gas (5%)...

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Main Authors: Tania J. Pereira, Sara Wasef, Ilana Ivry, Elnaz Assadpour, Baithat O. Adeyinka, Heather Edgell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-07-01
Series:Physiological Reports
Subjects:
brain blood velocity
cerebral autoregulation
hypercapnia
oral contraceptives
transcranial doppler
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.15373

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