Menstrual Cycle-Related Hormonal Fluctuations in ADHD: Effect on Cognitive Functioning—A Narrative Review
Dora Wynchank, Regina M. G. T. M. F. Sutrisno, Emma van Andel, J. J. Sandra Kooij · 2025
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Dora Wynchank and co-authors present a 2025 narrative review on women with ADHD and the menstrual cycle. The question is how hormone swings across the cycle affect thinking in this group. The disorder already strains attention and working memory. Dopamine signalling sits at its core. Clinicians increasingly hear that symptoms flare at certain cycle phases, enough to blunt treatment, but the evidence had not been drawn together.
Searching a major medical database for work from 2015 to 2025, the authors gathered studies of attention, executive function, working memory, and impulse control across cycle phases. The studies covered women with and without ADHD. The review weighs how strongly hormones move each skill, a step toward cycle-aware dosing and support.
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| CREATOR | Dora Wynchank, Regina M. G. T. M. F. Sutrisno, Emma van Andel, J. J. Sandra Kooij |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 52 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |