"Menstrual Cycle" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The period from onset of one menstrual bleeding (MENSTRUATION) to the next in an ovulating woman or female primate. The menstrual cycle is regulated by endocrine interactions of the HYPOTHALAMUS; the PITUITARY GLAND; the ovaries; and the genital tract. The menstrual cycle is divided by OVULATION into two phases. Based on the endocrine status of the OVARY, there is a FOLLICULAR PHASE and a LUTEAL PHASE. Based on the response in the ENDOMETRIUM, the menstrual cycle is divided into a proliferative and a secretory phase.
| Descriptor ID |
D008597
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.605
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| Concept/Terms |
Menstrual Cycle- Menstrual Cycle
- Cycle, Menstrual
- Cycles, Menstrual
- Menstrual Cycles
Endometrial Cycle- Endometrial Cycle
- Cycle, Endometrial
- Cycles, Endometrial
- Endometrial Cycles
Ovarian Cycle- Ovarian Cycle
- Cycle, Ovarian
- Cycles, Ovarian
- Ovarian Cycles
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Menstrual Cycle" by people in Profiles.
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Examining Suicidal Ideation and Capability Across the Menstrual Cycle. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2026 Apr; 56(2):e70084.
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Affective Sensitivity to Ovarian Steroid Hormone Flux Across the Menstrual Cycle: Manifestations and Biopsychosocial Risk Factors. Annu Rev Clin Psychol. 2026 05; 22(1):77-104.
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Peripheral cyclical expression of GABA-A receptor subunit genes and menstrual cycle affective change: a dimensional, transdiagnostic study. Transl Psychiatry. 2025 Dec 20; 15(1):533.
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Molecular Mechanisms of Menstrual Cycle-Related Suicide Risk: A Selective Review of Promising Candidate Systems. Biol Psychiatry. 2026 May 01; 99(9):728-739.
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How to study the menstrual cycle as a continuous variable: Implementing phase-aligned cycle time scaling (PACTS) with the menstrualcycleR package. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2025 11; 181:107584.
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A cell atlas of the human fallopian tube throughout the menstrual cycle and menopause. Nat Commun. 2025 01 03; 16(1):372.
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Characterizing within-person variance in, and menstrual cycle associations with, event-related potentials associated with positive and negative valence systems: The reward positivity and the error-related negativity. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2024 12; 170:107183.
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Dimensional Affective Sensitivity to Hormones across the Menstrual Cycle (DASH-MC): A transdiagnostic framework for ovarian steroid influences on psychopathology. Mol Psychiatry. 2025 01; 30(1):251-262.
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Is trait rumination associated with affective reactivity to the menstrual cycle? A prospective analysis. Psychol Med. 2024 06; 54(8):1824-1834.
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Predicting Acute Changes in Suicidal Ideation and Planning: A Longitudinal Study of Symptom Mediators and the Role of the Menstrual Cycle in Female Psychiatric Outpatients With Suicidality. Am J Psychiatry. 2024 01 01; 181(1):57-67.