Open AccessEffect of female sex hormones on cardiorespiratory parameters
Author(s) -
Gayatri Godbole,
Amit Joshi,
Sagar A. Vaidya
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.201148
Subject(s) - cardiorespiratory fitness , medicine , menstrual cycle , hormone , heart rate , respiratory rate , respiratory system , pulse rate , vo2 max , physiology , estrogen , endocrinology , blood pressure
Female sex hormones, estrogen and progesterone regulate various phases of the menstrual cycle. Hormonal changes tend to affect various parameters of physical fitness. Maximum oxygen uptake (VO 2 max) is a measure of aerobic power. This study was planned to assess effect of different phases of menstrual cycle on cardiorespiratory parameters like pulse rate, respiratory rate and VO 2 max.