Menstrual cycle hormones and oral contraceptives: a multimethod systems physiology-based review of their impact on key aspects of female physiology

AC D'Souza, M Wageh, JS Williams… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Hormonal changes around ovulation divide the menstrual cycle (MC) into the follicular and
luteal phases. In addition, oral contraceptives (OCs) have active (higher hormone) and …

Physiological influences on neurovascular coupling: A systematic review of multimodal imaging approaches and recommendations for future study designs

JS Burma, DM Bailey, NE Johnson… - Experimental …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
In this review, we have amalgamated the literature, taking a multimodal neuroimaging
approach to quantify the relationship between neuronal firing and haemodynamics during a …

Menstrual and oral contraceptive pill cycles minimally influence vascular function and associated cellular regulation in premenopausal females

JS Williams, JL Cheng, JC Stone… - American Journal …, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
Historical exclusion of females in research has been, in part, due to the perceived influence
of natural menstrual (NAT) and oral contraceptive pill (OCP) cycles on vascular outcomes …

Sex differences in NIRS-derived values of reactive hyperemia persist after experimentally controlling for the ischemic vasodilatory stimulus

JL Keller, MK Traylor, SM Gray… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Men and women exhibit different near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) outcomes in response
to vascular occlusion tests (VOT), which may be due to phenotypic characteristics or different …

Arterial stiffness responses to prolonged sitting combined with a high-glycemic-index meal: a double-blind, randomized crossover trial

E Kelsch, JC Diana, K Burnet… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Regular exposure to uninterrupted prolonged sitting and the consumption of high-glycemic-
index (HGI) meals is independently associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk …

The Rise of the Female Warfighter: Physiology, Performance, and Future Directions.

GEW Giersch, N Charkoudian… - Medicine and science in …, 2022 - europepmc.org
Abstract Since 1948, the United States military has been open to both men and women as
permanent party service members. However, in the majority of the time since, there have …

Last Word on Point: Counterpoint: investigators should/should not control for menstrual cycle phase when performing studies of vascular control that include women

AE Stanhewicz, BJ Wong - Journal of Applied Physiology, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
TO THE EDITOR: We thank our colleagues, Drs. Wenner and Stachenfeld, for this
stimulating Point: Counterpoint discussion (2–5), and our colleagues around the world who …

[HTML][HTML] Sex Differences in the Response to Exercise Training: Menstrual cycle hormones and oral contraceptives: a multimethod systems physiology-based review of …

AC D'Souza, M Wageh, JS Williams… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hormonal changes around ovulation divide the menstrual cycle (MC) into the follicular and
luteal phases. In addition, oral contraceptives (OCs) have active (higher hormone) and …

The effects of inorganic nitrate supplementation on muscular power and endurance across the menstrual cycle

AC Hogwood, J Ortiz De Zevallos… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
Oral inorganic nitrate (NO 3−) supplementation increases nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability
and may improve muscular power in males and females, although data in females are …

Sex-specific associations of reservoir–excess pressure parameters with age and subclinical vascular remodeling

CJ Gimblet, MK Armstrong, VR Nuckols… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Central artery reservoir pressure and excess pressure (XSP) are associated with
cardiovascular disease (CVD) events and mortality. However, sex differences in the …