CellWell record HH-50164
Menstrual cycle estradiol fluctuations predict changes in affect and socioemotional functioning
Sander B; Preston D; Gordon JL
Psychoneuroendocrinology ยท 2026
In plain language
In 23 naturally cycling women, negative affect and irritability were highest when estradiol was low in the early follicular phase, while positive affect and self-esteem rose along with estradiol later in the follicular phase.
- Evidence
- Emerging
- Design
- Primary research (design unspecified)
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