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Association between hormonal and haemorheological changes during the menstrual cycle in healthy women
Author(s) -
SOLERTE SEBASTIANO B.,
FIORAVANTI MARISA,
SPINILLO ARSENIO,
FERRARI ETTORE,
GUASCHINO SECONDO
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1988.tb06822.x
Subject(s) - menstrual cycle , luteal phase , follicular phase , hormone , fibrinogen , menstruation , medicine , physiology , endocrinology , blood viscosity
Summary. Blood rheology was studied in 15 healthy women throughout a normal menstrual cycle. Significant increases in fibrinogen, blood and plasma viscosity, and a reduction of erythrocyte filtrability were demonstrated during the follicular and ovulatory phase in comparison with mid‐ and late luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. Positive correlations were found between oestradiol levels and the haemorheological variables. Our data suggest that ovarian hormonal activity influences haemorheology and blood flow in healthy women.