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Aug 2026
Menstrual cycle irregularity is a biological determinant of mental health independent of sleep in adolescents
Findings support the reframing of menstrual irregularity not only as a reproductive health concern but also as a biological determinant of mental health risk in female adolescents, a vulnerability that sleep disruption and socioeconomic resources do not adequately explain.
F. M. C. Diogo, Lucas G. S. França, M. Leocadio-Miguel et al.
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