Endocrine modulation of cortical and retinal blood flow across the menstrual cycle
Melissa Emily Wright, Ian D. Driver, Cassandra Crofts, Saajan Davies, Hannah Louise Chandler, Michael A. Germuska, Ylenia Giarratano, Darwon Rashid, Miguel O. Bernabéu, Louise Terry, Jessica J. Steventon, Kevin Murphy
This study examines how ovarian hormones affect cerebral and retinal blood flow across the menstrual cycle, finding that estrogen increases blood flow in both the brain and eye, while progesterone affects the brain alone.
Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism · Feb 16, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience