@article{ref1,
title="Suicide attempts in hypo-oestrogenic phases of the menstrual cycle",
journal="Lancet",
year="1986",
author="Fourestié, V. and de Lignières, B. and Roudot-Thoraval, Françoise and Fulli-Lemaire, I. and Cremniter, D. and Nahoul, K. and Fournier, S. and Lejonc, J. L.",
volume="2",
number="8520",
pages="1357-1360",
abstract="The phase of the menstrual cycle in women who had attempted suicide was determined by structured interview. 108 young women were investigated within 24 h of the attempt. Patients were grouped according to menstrual week and whether they used oral contraception (OC) (n = 73) or not (n = 35). In OC non-users suicide attempts were associated with low plasma oestradiol: they tended to happen during the first week of the menstrual cycle (42%) and after the fourth week (12%). Frequency of suicide attempts did not vary significantly during the menstrual cycle in OC users. In OC non-users, low oestradiol production may predispose to depression and attempted suicide.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0140-6736",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}