The effect of the menstrual cycle on human cerebral blood flow: studies using Doppler ultrasound

Objective Previous studies have demonstrated hemodynamic changes at different phases in the menstrual cycle, but the cerebral circulation has not been investigated. Our aim was to study carotid and cerebral blood flow during the menstrual cycle using Doppler ultrasound. Two different techniques of D...

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Published in:	Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 52 - 57
Main Authors:	Brackley, K. J., Ramsay, M. M., Broughton Pipkin, F., Rubin, P. C.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Ltd 01.07.1999 Wiley
Subjects:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Blood Flow Velocity Carotid Arteries - diagnostic imaging Cerebral Arteries - diagnostic imaging Cerebral blood flow Cerebrovascular Circulation Doppler ultrasound Female Humans Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects) Medical sciences Menstrual Cycle Nervous system Pregnancy Prospective Studies Ultrasonic investigative techniques Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial Sonography Human Hormonodependence Menstrual cycle Medical imagery Female Biological effect Hemodynamics Duplex ultrasonography Blood flow Brain (vertebrata)
ISSN:	0960-7692, 1469-0705
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