The menstrual cycle regularity and skin: irregular menstrual cycle affects skin physiological properties and skin bacterial microbiome in urban Chinese women

Autor: Laiji Ma, Hong Jiang, Tingting Han, Yanqin Shi, Man Wang, Shanshan Jiang, Suzhen Yang, Lingyun Yao, Qingwen Jia, Li Shao
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: BMC Women's Health, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1472-6874
DOI: 10.1186/s12905-023-02395-z
Popis: Abstract Background The regularity of the menstrual cycle directly affects women’s health. Many studies have focused on menstrual health; however, menstrual cycle regularity-related variations in skin physiological characteristics and skin microbiota have been seldom investigated. Methods To investigate the menstrual cycle regularity-related variations in skin physiological characteristics and skin microbiota of 197 cases of Chinese women aged 18–35 years living in shanghai in 2021. Based on a self-evaluation questionnaire, the volunteers were divided into three groups C1 (those with a regular menstrual cycle), C2 (those with a less regular menstrual cycle) and C3 (those with an irregular menstrual cycle). The physiological parameters of facial skin were measured by non-invasive methods and the skin microbiome was analyzed by 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing. Results In the C3 group, the hydration content was significantly decreased (p 0.05), indicating that the skin barrier integrity weakened with increased menstrual cycle irregularity. Additionally, the melanin level, L value and b value were significantly decreased (p
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