Magnetic resonance spectroscopy and the menstrual cycle: A multi-centre assessment of menstrual cycle effects on GABA & GSH
Our findings suggest that the menstrual cycle has minimal impact on MRS measures of GABA and GSH. The presence of a menstrual cycle should not be used as justification for exclusion of women in MRS studies.
Authors
- Hayami Nishio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4311-8455)
- Paul G. Mullins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1339-6361)
- Melina Hehl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3013-4427)
- Chris Horton
- Ian Greenhouse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1467-739X)
- In Kyoon Lyoo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9717-1935)
- Tao Gong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9689-0420)
- Sujung Yoon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9705-415X)
- Inês R. Violante (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4787-2901)
- Katherine Dyke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2154-6200)
- Katarzyna Hat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9541-9570)
- Stephen R. Jackson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5676-4072)
- Bronte V McNamara
- Richard A.E. Edden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0671-7374)
- Ulrike Dydak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1852-7110)
- Dace Apšvalka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5618-8108)
- Gerard E. Dwyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2797-2101)
- Steve C. N. Hui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1523-4040)
- James J. Prisciandaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8877-7871)
- Shinichiro Nakajima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2601-2195)
- Antonia Šušnjar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4973-5548)
- Marta Correia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3231-7040)
- Caitlin M. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2189-3288)
- Eric C. Porges (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3885-5859)
- Niall W. Duncan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3225-9119)
- Lin-Yuan Tseng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3881-1661)
- Andreia C. Pereira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4418-2638)
- Shiori Honda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3756-0584)
- Koen Cuypers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7867-7439)
- Adam Berrington (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1207-8193)
- Yulu Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4416-7959)
- Mark K. Britton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4261-1806)
- Marius Mada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9903-3835)
- Destin D. Shortell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3014-5748)
- Stephan P. Swinnen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7173-435X)
- Aleksandra Domagalik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3183-6719)
- Miguel Castelo‐Branco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4364-6373)
- Douglas L. Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5577-0091)
- Matthieu Bernard
- Emlyn Muska
- Maren S Klan
- Michelle Rowsell
- Rubi Ruopp
Institutions
- Jagiellonian University (PL)
- George Washington University Hospital (US)
- Kennedy Krieger Institute (US)
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CA)
- Ewha Womans University (KR)
- University of Nottingham (GB)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Medical University of South Carolina (US)
- Bangor University (GB)
- University of Oregon (US)
- King's College London (GB)
- MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (GB)
- George Washington University (US)
- Keio University (JP)
- Purdue University West Lafayette (US)
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- University of Florida Health (US)
- Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
- University of Surrey (GB)
- University of Florida (US)
- Shandong Provincial Hospital (CN)
- VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research (BE)
- Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital (TW)
- Shandong First Medical University (CN)
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
- University of Florida Health Science Center (US)
- University of Coimbra (PT)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neuroscience Methods
- Published
- 2025-03-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2025.110430
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Menstrual Health and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.64
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province
- National Institutes of Health