Jerilynn C Prior

OBJECTIVE: To characterize differences between individuals with and without mid-cycle pain in a registry cohort with endometriosis. DESIGN: Prospective analysis of data from the Endometriosis Pelvic Pain Interdisciplinary Cohort Data Regis…

PurposeIt is asserted that primary dysmenorrhea/menstrual cramps only occur in ovulatory menstrual cycles. Our first objective was to present detailed menstrual cramps information in normally ovulatory versus anovulatory cycles from a singl…

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) affects many people and is often distressing. Much medical literature about diagnosis and treatment exists, but little is known about PCOS menstrual cycle-related experiences except that cycles tend to be fa…

This is a prospective, observational community cohort study with the objective of investigating menstrual cramp occurrence related to ovulatory characteristics. Women reported cramp intensity on daily Menstrual Cycle Diary© records over one…

BackgroundThe incidence of depression in human females rises steadily throughout adolescence, a critical period of pubertal maturation marked by increasing levels of gonadal hormones including estrogens and progesterone. These gonadal hormo…

Periodic vaginal bleeding occurs in humans (who are henceforth called “women,” a word describing culture as well as biology), old-world apes, and few other mammals. By current concepts, women’s menstrual cycles provide estrogen for thirty t…

Ever-changing ovarian hormones result in release of an egg and ~4-weekly vaginal bleeding for almost half of women’s lives. Menstruation reflects a healthy environment (emotional/social/physical) and creates fertility and physical/emotional…

Subclinical ovulatory disturbances (anovulation or short luteal phases within normal-length menstrual cycles) indicate lower progesterone-to-estrogen levels. Given that progesterone plays a bone formation role, subclinical ovulatory disturb…

Background: Physicians and menstruating women often ask pharmacists for recommendations about menstrual cycle–related problems. Progesterone and medroxyprogesterone may provide physiology-based treatment, but official indications in menstru…

Abstract Menstruation refers to normal vaginal bleeding that is usually monthly. The endometrium (uterus lining) sheds when a woman is not pregnant. The menstrual cycle refers to the time from the menstrual flow until the day before the nex…

Perimenopause, a complex physiological transition for midlife women, begins with changes in experiences many years before cycles become irregular, oestradiol levels decrease or follicle-stimulating hormone levels increase. Erratic and avera…

Healthy premenopausal women with regular cycles are believed to be increasing or maintaining bone density. However, few studies have prospectively documented spinal cancellous bone, the bone that changes rapidly in response to reproductive …

ObjectiveBone loss occurs in young women who experience amenorrhea or ovulatory disturbances. The purpose of this study was to determine whether bone loss could be prevented by simulating a more normal hormonal pattern, using treatment with…