Light on Shedding: A Review of Sex and Menstrual Cycle Differences in the Physiological Effects of Light in Humans

P Vidafar, M Spitschan - Journal of Biological Rhythms, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The human circadian system responds to light as low as 30 photopic lux. Furthermore,
recent evidence shows that there are huge individual differences in light sensitivity, which …

Light exposure, melatonin secretion, and menstrual cycle parameters: an integrative review

M Lee Barron - Biological research for nursing, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Dysfunction in menstrual physiology has pronounced effects on quality of life, involving
mood changes, body image, infertility, and pregnancy complications. Light exposure may …

Women temporarily synchronize their menstrual cycles with the luminance and gravimetric cycles of the Moon

C Helfrich-Förster, S Monecke, I Spiousas… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Many species synchronize reproductive behavior with a particular phase of the lunar cycle to
increase reproductive success. In humans, a lunar influence on reproductive behavior …

Stimulatory effect of morning bright light on reproductive hormones and ovulation: results of a controlled crossover trial

KV Danilenko, EA Samoilova - PLoS Clinical Trials, 2007 - journals.plos.org
Objectives Studies have shown a shortening of the menstrual cycle following light exposure
in women with abnormally long menstrual cycles or with winter depression, suggesting that …

光照对社会心理和行为的影响

陈庆伟, 汝涛涛, 周菊燕, 李静华, 熊晓, 李笑然… - 心理科学 …, 2018 - journal.psych.ac.cn
作为光照的非视觉功效之一, 光照对社会心理和行为影响的研究相对较少但是方兴未艾.
光照对亲社会行为和反社会行为具有不同影响, 目前提出的加工机制涉及情绪, 相依型自我建构 …

Does night work affect age at which menopause occurs?

D Stock, E Schernhammer - Current Opinion in Endocrinology …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Does night work affect age at which menopause occurs? : Current Opinion in Endocrinology,
Diabetes and Obesity Does night work affect age at which menopause occurs? : Current …

Menstrual phase response to nocturnal light

AA Putilov, KV Danilenko, AY Protopopova… - Biological rhythm …, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
The aims of the study were to test whether nocturnal white light can normalize menstrual
cycles in oligomenorrheic women, and whether the phase of the menstrual cycle in which …

[PDF][PDF] The impact of light on the secretion of melatonin in humans

T Hätönen - 2000 - helda.helsinki.fi
The machinery that generates the daily temporal organization of the body functions is
collectively known as the circadian clock and the output of the clock is called circadian …

The effects of light on social cognition and social behavior

Q CHEN, T RU, J ZHOU, J LI, X XIONG… - Advances in …, 2018 - journal.psych.ac.cn
The effects of light on social cognition and social behavior as a specific form of non-image
forming (NIF) function are less investigated than any other NIF functions, which is a …

Lack of dose-response effect of nocturnal light on menstrual cycle length

KM Rex, DF Kripke, RJ Cole - Biologic Effects of Light 1998: Proceedings …, 1999 - Springer
Lin, et al. and Drennan, et al. showed that nocturnal illumination of approximately 235 lux
significantly shortened and regularized menstrual cycles of greater than 33 days. The …