Association between shift/night work and irregular periods and period pain among two cohorts of Australian women 16 years apart: findings from the Australian longitudinal study on women’s health
Night workers reported higher odds of irregular periods compared to shift workers in the 1989-95 cohort; however, no consistent association was found with severe period pain. Future research should investigate whether this association is causal. Supportive workplace practices may benefit night workers experiencing irregular periods.
Authors
- Leigh Tooth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1569-934X)
- Michael Waller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1050-4574)
- Biresaw Wassihun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5374-4762)
Institutions
- Australian e-Health Research Centre (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Published
- 2025-06-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-025-02152-9
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.12
Funders
- Australian Government
- University of Queensland
- Department of Health and Aged Care, Australian Government