月经钟,一个开放式访问工具,用于识别和说明月经阶段,窗口和事件
Marie Gombert Labedens1, Fiona C Baker1,2
1Center for Health Sciences, SRI International, Menlo Park, California, USA.
Chronobiology international
|February 16, 2026
概括
由于月经周期的变化,研究月经周期很困难. 这项研究介绍了MenstrualClock,一个R包,可以计算周期变化,识别阶段,并将它们视觉化在一个圆形图表上进行标准化研究.
科学领域:
- 生殖生物学 生殖生物学
- 时间生物学 时间生物学
- 数据可视化 数据可视化
背景情况:
- 月经周期研究面临挑战,原因是周期特征在个体之间和个体内存在显著的变化.
- 需要标准化的方法来分析和可视化月经周期阶段和事件.
- 现有的工具可能无法充分捕捉月经周期的动态性和变化.
研究的目的:
- 推出一个新的工具,月经钟,用于计算和可视化月经周期的变化和阶段.
- 为了使月经周期事件和生理数据在不同周期长度的标准化比较.
- 促进在研究环境中实施一种新的月经周期分析方法.
主要方法:
- 开发了带有四个核心功能的MenstrualClock R包.
- 在圆形图表上实现一个几度角度方法来表示卵泡 (0-180°) 和色 (180-360°) 阶段.
- 计算月经周期角度以标准化阶段识别和可视化.
- 创建一个圆形图 (月经时钟) 以有效地说明结果.
主要成果:
- 该 MenstrualClock R 包提供了一种计算月经周期角度,识别阶段和颗粒窗口的方法.
- 圆形图 (月经时钟) 允许在标准化周期中可视化事件分布和水平变化.
- 该工具促进了不同持续时间的周期之间的比较,解决了月经周期研究中的一个关键挑战.
结论:
- 月经钟R套件提供了一种标准化和可视化的方法来分析月经周期阶段和变化.
- 这种工具可以提高研究月经周期影响的研究效率和可比性.
- 未来的研究应该验证该工具与激素配置文件的相关性,并进一步发展其功能.
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