Figures & data
Figure 1. Flowchart of study design.
Table 1. Mean (SD) of hormone levels during the three different phases in the Menstrual cycle and the OC cycle respectively.
Figure 2. Illustrates the symptom scoring for summarized somatic symptoms (A) and for summarized negative mood symptoms (B) in the entire study group (n = 19) during the menstrual cycle and OC cycle, respectively. A significant increase in summarized somatic symptom scores was found during the menstrual cycle, as compared to the OC cycle; no significant changes between cycles were found in the negative mood symptoms. The 7 days in the premenstrual phase are set to 24–28, including days 1–2.
Figure 3. Illustration of summarized somatic symptoms for one woman (Non-OC Starter) showing cyclicity during the normal menstrual cycle, but not during the OC cycle. Day 1 signifies the first day of bleeding in the normal menstrual cycle and the first pill-free day in the OC cycle.
