TABLE 3.

MEAN IVR RATINGS FOR 250 SUBJECTS ACROSS SEX, REPRODUCTIVE STATUS, MENSTRUAL CYCLE PHASE AND ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE USE

STATUS	MENSTRUAL CYCLE PHASE	MEAN IVR	SD
Cycling Females		4.6	3.3
n=47**
	Follicular n=16	4.0	3.4
	Luteal n=20	5.1	3.4
	Perimenstrual n=14	5.7	3.7
	Not Perimenstrual n=32	4.1	3.4
	Oral Contraceptives n=10	4.5	3.4
	No Oral Contraceptives n=37	4.7	3.4
Menopausal Females	N/A	4.3	3.1
n=69
All Females	N/A	4.3	3.1
n=116
Males	N/A	3.9	2.6
n=134

Legend: Women on oral contraceptives were not classified with regards to menstrual cycle phase. The menstrual cycle phase of one cycling female is unknown.

^**Phase and Perimenstrual status could not be confirmed in 1 woman.