Stress and Menstrual Health

Summary

The goal of this experimental study is to determine how stressors that do not directly impact energy state or energy demands (hereafter called "non-energetic stressors") affect reproductive health in pre-menopausal women. It aims to do this by answering the following main questions: Do non-energetic stressors create a stress response? How does the stress response impact sex hormone concentration and thus menstrual dysfunction? If stress caused by non-energetic stressors does impact sex hormone concentration, does it do so primarily at the level of the brain or the level of the ovary?

Shortened from the sponsor's brief summary. View official record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Conditions studied

• Menstrual Dysfunction

Eligibility basics and study details

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Ages

22 to 38 years

Sex

Female

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

Sponsor

Duke University

Last updated on ClinicalTrials.gov

September 9, 2026

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