Psychological stress in the workplace and menstrual function

Article Abstract:

Menstrual function and workplace stress of the psychological sort are discussed based on a study of 276 health premenopausal women studied in the California Women's Reproductive Health Study, which also investigated fetal loss and time to conception. Stressful work involving high demand combined with low control was not strongly related to greater risk for no ovulation or cycle variability or to any of several cycle endpoints. Women in stressful jobs had a risk for short cycle length that was more than twice that of women not working in such jobs.

Statistical Data Included, Research, Work environment, Physiological regulation, Biological control systems, Working women, Epidemiological research, Cross sectional studies, Fetal death

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Psychological stress in the workplace and menstrual function

Article Abstract:

Stressful work, which involves high demand combined with low control, is not strongly related to increased risk of anovulation or cycle variability or to several changes in phase length. This concept has been studied in 276 healthy premenopausal women in the California Women's Reproductive Health Study. The cycle endpoints not affected include short luteal phase, long menses, long follicular phase or long cycle. Women in stressful jobs had a more than doubled risk for short cycle length compared with those not working in stressful jobs.

Physiological aspects

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Caffeine consumption and menstrual function

Article Abstract:

Caffeine intake may disturb a normal menstrual cycle. Researchers surveyed 405 healthy premenopausal women by telephone to determine caffeine habits and other life style factors. Daily urine samples and diary entries were analyzed for a total of five menstrual cycles. Caffeine users were more prone to have short menses, while those with a heavy caffeine habit tended to have a shorter menstrual cycle than non-users.

Hormones, Menstruation disorders, Caffeine habit

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