The results indicate an association between depressive symptoms and menstrual cycle irregularity. Limitations were that although we investigated the menstrual cycle prospectively, it would have been more precise to include two or more cycles and daily sex hormone measurements. Further limitations were the suboptimal statistical power and the data collection during the COVID pandemic. We give recommendations on how to incorporate the association of depressive symptoms and cycle irregularity in future study designs on women's mental health.
Keyphrases
- depressive symptoms
- mental health
- social support
- cross sectional
- sleep quality
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- current status
- electronic health record
- type diabetes
- adipose tissue
- clinical practice
- pregnant women
- metabolic syndrome
- pregnancy outcomes
- mass spectrometry
- insulin resistance
- breast cancer risk
- finite element analysis