ArticleComprehensive psychoneuroendocrinology2021
The effects of menstrual cycle stage and hormonal contraception on alcohol consumption and craving: A pilot investigation.
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- Menstrual Cycle Phase, Hormonal Contraception, and Alcohol Consumption in Premenopausal Females: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in global women's health · 2021Pooled it
- Menstrual Cycle and Progesterone-to-Estradiol Ratio Associated With Loss of Control and Craving in Alcohol Use Disorder: A Sex-Segregating Longitudinal Study.Addiction biology · 2026Observational
- Alcohol-Mediated Skeletal Muscle Adaptations and Their Impact on Comorbidities.The American journal of pathology · 2026Review
- A narrative review on alcohol use in women: insight into the telescoping hypothesis from a biopsychosocial perspective.The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse · 2025Review
- Adolescent Alcohol Exposure Dysregulates Developing Cortical GABA Circuits.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2025Review
- The role of neurosteroids in posttraumatic stress disorder and alcohol use disorder: A review of 10 years of clinical literature and treatment implications.Frontiers in neuroendocrinology · 2024Review
- Preliminary evidence of increased alcohol use associated with ethinyl estradiol levels in women using oral contraceptives.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2023Article
- Synthetic contraceptive hormones occlude the ability of nicotine to reduce ethanol consumption in ovary-intact female rats.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2023Article
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- Trends in Alcohol-Related Deaths by Sex in the US, 1999-2020.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- The Moderating Role of Sex in the Relation between Cue-Induced Craving and Resting-State Functional Connectivity in the Salience Network of Non-Clinically Diagnosed Drinkers.European addiction research · 2023Article
- Estrous cycle and hormone regulation of stress-induced reinstatement of reward seeking in female mice.Addiction neuroscience · 2022Article
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Background and aims: Although alcohol research often comments on observed sex differences (i.e. patterns of consumption), there is a lack of investigation into the reasons for these differences. For females, the regular hormonal fluctuations across the menstrual cycle are a potential influencing factor for alcohol consumption. In this pilot we aimed to investigate the relationship between menstrual cycle phase (follicular-phase [FP] and luteal-phase [LP]) and status (naturally-cycling [NC] and hormonal-contraception [HC]) on alcohol consumption and craving of casual drinkers, and identify potential influencing factors in this relationship. Methods: Results: Conclusions: Alcohol craving was higher during the follicular, compared to the luteal, phase for the naturally cycling group, and different factors may be associated with drinking behaviour across women who are NC and those using HC. Future alcohol research should consider the menstrual cycle and contraceptive status for females.
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