The acute effect of the menstrual cycle and oral contraceptive cycle on measures of body composition.
BIA
Body fat percentage
DXA
Female hormones
Skinfolds
Journal
European journal of applied physiology
ISSN: 1439-6327
Titre abrégé: Eur J Appl Physiol
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 100954790
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Nov 2021
Nov 2021
Historique:
received:
20
10
2020
accepted:
14
07
2021
pubmed:
24
7
2021
medline:
1
2
2022
entrez:
23
7
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This study aimed to investigate the effect of fluctuating female hormones during the menstrual cycle (MC) and oral contraceptive (OC) cycle on different measures of body composition. Twenty-two women with a natural MC and thirty women currently taking combined monophasic OC were assessed over three phases of the menstrual or oral contraceptive cycle. Body weight, skinfolds, bioelectric impedance analysis (BIA), ultrasound, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), and peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) measurements were performed to assess body composition. Urine specific gravity (USG) was measured as an indication of hydration, and serum oestradiol and progesterone were measured to confirm cycle phases. Five participants with a natural MC were excluded based on the hormone analysis. For the remaining participants, no significant changes over the MC and OC cycle were found for body weight, USG, skinfolds, BIA, ultrasound and pQCT measures. However, DXA body fat percentage and fat mass were lower in the late follicular phase compared to the mid-luteal phase of the MC, while for the OC cycle, DXA body fat percentage was higher and lean mass lower in the early hormone phase compared with the late hormone phase. Our findings suggest that assessment of body fat percentage through BIA and skinfolds may be performed without considering the MC or OC cycle. Body adiposity assessment via DXA, however, may be affected by female hormone fluctuations and therefore, it may be advisable to perform repeat testing using DXA during the same phase of the MC or OC cycle.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34296342
doi: 10.1007/s00421-021-04771-9
pii: 10.1007/s00421-021-04771-9
doi:
Substances chimiques
Contraceptives, Oral
0
Progesterone
4G7DS2Q64Y
Estradiol
4TI98Z838E
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
3051-3059Informations de copyright
© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
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