Weidner G, Helmig L
Department of Psychology, State University of New York, Stony Brook 11794.
Women Health. 1990;16(3-4):5-21. doi: 10.1300/J013v16n03_02.
This study examined blood pressure and heart rate responses to a mental arithmetic task in a sample of 16 regularly menstruating women during the follicular (postmenstrual) and luteal (premenstrual) phases of their menstrual cycles. Self-reports of physical and psychological symptoms (mood) were obtained prior to testing. A control group of men was matched to the women with regard to age and yoked to the women's cycle phases. Both women and men were told the study involved "phases of the moon" in order to eliminate subjects' awareness of participating in a biological cycle study. Consistent with prior studies that have eliminated women's awareness of taking part in a study on menstrual phases, no phase differences in mood were evident nor did the women's mood ratings differ from those of men's. In addition, there were no phase differences in blood pressure and heart rate reactivity. These findings suggest that hormonal variations characteristic of the luteal and follicular phases do not assert an influence on common assessments of cardiovascular stress reactivity.
本研究在16名规律行经的女性样本中，考察了她们在月经周期的卵泡期（月经后）和黄体期（经前）对心算任务的血压和心率反应。在测试前获取了身体和心理症状（情绪）的自我报告。一组年龄匹配的男性作为对照组，与女性的月经周期阶段同步。为了消除受试者对参与生物周期研究的认知，告知女性和男性该研究涉及“月相”。与之前消除女性对参与月经周期研究认知的研究一致，情绪方面没有明显的阶段差异，女性的情绪评分也与男性无异。此外，血压和心率反应性也没有阶段差异。这些发现表明，黄体期和卵泡期特有的激素变化不会对心血管应激反应性的常规评估产生影响。
