Table 4.
Associations between intra-individual changes in prefrontal cognitive test scores and changes in hormone levels across the first cycle.
| Cognitive test | Hormones | Measurement | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 thru T2 | T2 thru T3 | T3 thru T4 | ||
| β (SE) | β (SE) | β (SE) | ||
| Blockspan forwards | Estrogen | −0.12 (0.12) | −0.18 (0.12) | −0.14 (0.15) |
| Progesterone | −0.02 (0.14) | −0.10 (0.12) | 0.00 (0.11) | |
| LH | −0.11 (0.19) | −0.10 (0.16) | 0.31 (0.19) | |
| FSH | −0.03 (0.13) | 0.10 (0.15) | 0.09 (0.15) | |
| Testosterone | −0.17 (0.15) | −0.02 (0.15) | 0.01 (0.15) | |
| Blockspan backwards | Estrogen | −0.02 (0.10) | −0.15 (0.16) | −0.06 (0.17) |
| Progesteronea | −0.04 (0.16) | −0.44 (0.14)* | 0.02 (0.19) | |
| LH | −0.04 (0.16) | −0.01 (0.16) | 0.33 (0.16) | |
| FSH | −0.14 (0.12) | 0.14 (0.16) | 0.30 (0.21) | |
| Testosterone | 0.15 (0.14) | 0.22 (0.12) | −0.04 (0.11) | |
| Cognitive bias | Estrogen | 0.14 (0.13) | 0.01 (0.07) | 0.02 (0.13) |
| Progesteroneb | −0.21 (0.12) | −0.31 (0.12) | −0.07 (0.14) | |
| LH | −0.06 (0.13) | 0.00 (0.15) | 0.03 (0.13) | |
| FSH | 0.03 (0.10) | −0.03 (0.14) | −0.02 (0.13) | |
| Testosterone | −0.17 (0.13) | −0.01 (0.12) | −0.00 (0.08) | |
| Divided attention | Estrogen | −0.11 (0.14) | 0.06 (0.13) | 0.10 (0.14) |
| Progesteronec | −0.39 (0.15) | 0.13 (0.09) | 0.09 (0.13) | |
| LH | −0.15 (0.08) | 0.16 (0.21) | 0.06 (0.12) | |
| FSH | −0.12 (0.10) | −0.01 (0.12) | −0.04 (0.16) | |
| Testosteroned | −0.24 (0.09)* | −0.34 (0.12)* | 0.01 (0.13) | |
a
Statistically significant model effect at p = 0.010.
b
Statistically significant model effect at p = 0.009.
c
Statistically significant model effect at p = 0.025.
d
Statistically significant model effect at p = 0.001.
*
Statistically significant parameter at Bonferroni corrected α = 0.008.
T1, Menstrual phase; T2, pre-ovulatory phase; T3, mid-luteal phase; T4, premenstrual phase.
Statistically significant parameter estimates are highlighted in bold face.