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Menstrual Respiratory Changes and Symptoms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

J. Damas-Mora ,
Lisa Davies ,
Wendy Taylor  and
F. A. Jenner
J. Damas-Mora
Affiliation:
M.R.C. Unit for Metabolic Studies in Psychiatry
Lisa Davies
Affiliation:
M.R.C. Unit for Metabolic Studies in Psychiatry
Wendy Taylor
Affiliation:
M.R.C. Unit for Metabolic Studies in Psychiatry
F. A. Jenner
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Sheffield, Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield S10 2JP
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Summary

The duration of standardised overbreathing required to produce slow wave activity in the EEG during different phases of the menstrual cycle has been studied, and changes in carbon dioxide sensitivity of the respiratory system. Normal subjects developed slow waves more quickly and had more sensitive CO2 responses during the premenstrual/menstrual phases. This may be a factor contributing to premenstrual tension.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 136 , Issue 5 , May 1980 , pp. 492 - 497
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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