TABLE 1.
Summary of overall relationships of menstrual cycle phase, estradiol and progesterone with brain morphometry measures.
| Effects of menstrual cycle | Correlation with estradiol | Correlation with progesterone | |
| Whole Brain Cortical Gray Matter Volume | No significant cycle phase effect | Not significant | Not significant |
| Right Hemisphere Cortical Gray Matter Volume | No significant cycle phase effect | Not significant | Not significant |
| Left Hemisphere Cortical Gray Matter Volume | No significant cycle phase effect | Not significant | Not significant |
| Left Hemisphere Cortical Gray Matter Thickness | Menstrual > Luteal* Menstrual > Follicular+ | Not significant | Not significant |
| Right Hemisphere Cortical Gray Matter Thickness | No significant cycle phase effect | Not significant | Not significant |
| Whole Brain White Matter Volume | No significant cycle phase effect | Not Significant | Not significant |
| Left Hemisphere White Matter Volume | No significant cycle phase effect | Positive correlation* | Not significant |
| Right Hemisphere White Matter Volume | Follicular > Luteal* Ovulatory > Luteal+ | Positive correlation* | Not significant |
| Subcortical Gray Matter Volume | No significant cycle phase effect | Not significant | Not significant |
| Cerebrospinal Fluid Volume | No significant cycle phase effect | Not significant | Not significant |
*significant relationship after post-hoc correction for family wise errors. +trend relationship after post-hoc correction for family wise errors.