Your period vs. your zip code: new study investigates
NCT ID NCT07037082
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how where you live and your financial situation affect your menstrual cycle. Researchers will track hormones, body temperature, and daily symptoms in 320 women from different backgrounds in southern France. The goal is to understand how factors like pollution and stress impact reproductive health.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 320 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
Women were initially recruted from medical and paramedical practices, hospitals, clinics, pharmacies and medical advisors from the different environments studied in Occitanie, then in a second time via social networks (Facebook and Snapchat) and local newspapers (e.g. Midi Libre) in the event of recruitment difficulties.
- Ages
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18 to 39 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Woman of childbearing age (18-39 years) * Woman not using hormonal contraception for at least 6 months * Woman with semi-regular menstrual cycles between 21 and 45 days inclusive * Woman with no known history of infertility * Woman working in the same environment (urban/rural) as her place of residence * Knowledge of the dates of periods over the last 3 cycles * Woman who has a freezer at -20°C Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis by a physician of one or more of the following comorbidities: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), Endometriosis, Adenomyosis, Diabetes or thyroid disease, Hormone-dependent gynecological cancers (breast, endometrium, ovaries), Coagulation diseases (von Willebrand), Chronic liver failure, chronic renal failure, heart disease, autoimmune disease, Autism, Diagnosis and/or treatment for a psychiatric illness * Chronic exposure to cocaine, amphetamine/methamphetamine, morphine or ecstasy within 30 days prior to inclusion * Chronic exposure to THC within 7 days prior to inclusion. * Person who is not comfortable with self-sampling (hematophobia or other) * No access to a smartphone * No possibility of wearing a connected ring for at least 60 days 22h/24h * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman * Woman who gave birth or breastfed in the 2 months before the study * Person who moved less than 2 years before the study (does not concern participants who moved in the same environment (rural or urban, less than 20 km) * Person unable to read French * Failure to obtain informed consent * Person not benefiting from a national health insurance scheme * Person under legal protection, guardianship or curatorship * Person participating in other research involving the human person
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Locations
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Institute of Evolutionary Science of Montpellier
RECRUITINGMontpellier, 34090, France
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