Celine Bencker
@celinebencker.bsky.social
PhD candidate @stresslabvienna.bsky.social
Topics: female reproductive mental health, PMDD, stress, menstrual cycle
Web: https://tinyurl.com/SSH-univie
Topics: female reproductive mental health, PMDD, stress, menstrual cycle
Web: https://tinyurl.com/SSH-univie
…and data collection is still ongoing. We’ll share a fuller update once the study is complete and we’ve conducted confirmatory analyses - likely within the next year 😊
October 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
…and data collection is still ongoing. We’ll share a fuller update once the study is complete and we’ve conducted confirmatory analyses - likely within the next year 😊
Our plots currently suggest that in regularly cycling indiv. with varying degrees of premenstrual symptoms, perceived daily stress may follow a cyclical pattern, peaking in the late-luteal phase, with affective symptoms rising around the same time window. ‼️ note: these observations are preliminary..
October 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Our plots currently suggest that in regularly cycling indiv. with varying degrees of premenstrual symptoms, perceived daily stress may follow a cyclical pattern, peaking in the late-luteal phase, with affective symptoms rising around the same time window. ‼️ note: these observations are preliminary..
Plots made with the menstrualcycleR package from @clearlab.bsky.social’s lab - highly recommend it for continuous cycle modeling!
Nagpal et al. (2025). doi.org/10.1016/j.ps...
Nagpal et al. (2025). doi.org/10.1016/j.ps...
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doi.org
October 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Plots made with the menstrualcycleR package from @clearlab.bsky.social’s lab - highly recommend it for continuous cycle modeling!
Nagpal et al. (2025). doi.org/10.1016/j.ps...
Nagpal et al. (2025). doi.org/10.1016/j.ps...
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I feel fortunate to have been part of it and to stand alongside so many brilliant young researchers as one of the recipients of the inaugural Gertrud Jungblut Award.
Can’t wait to keep the conversations going! ✨
I feel fortunate to have been part of it and to stand alongside so many brilliant young researchers as one of the recipients of the inaugural Gertrud Jungblut Award.
Can’t wait to keep the conversations going! ✨
September 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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I feel fortunate to have been part of it and to stand alongside so many brilliant young researchers as one of the recipients of the inaugural Gertrud Jungblut Award.
Can’t wait to keep the conversations going! ✨
I feel fortunate to have been part of it and to stand alongside so many brilliant young researchers as one of the recipients of the inaugural Gertrud Jungblut Award.
Can’t wait to keep the conversations going! ✨
What did we find? 🔍
Our review points to a relevant association between stress and premenstrual symptomatology:
🔺Higher stress is linked to more severe symptoms
⤴️ Stress peaks during the luteal phase in individuals with PMS/PMDD
⚡ Trauma history associated with more than double the odds of PMS/PMDD
Our review points to a relevant association between stress and premenstrual symptomatology:
🔺Higher stress is linked to more severe symptoms
⤴️ Stress peaks during the luteal phase in individuals with PMS/PMDD
⚡ Trauma history associated with more than double the odds of PMS/PMDD
August 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
What did we find? 🔍
Our review points to a relevant association between stress and premenstrual symptomatology:
🔺Higher stress is linked to more severe symptoms
⤴️ Stress peaks during the luteal phase in individuals with PMS/PMDD
⚡ Trauma history associated with more than double the odds of PMS/PMDD
Our review points to a relevant association between stress and premenstrual symptomatology:
🔺Higher stress is linked to more severe symptoms
⤴️ Stress peaks during the luteal phase in individuals with PMS/PMDD
⚡ Trauma history associated with more than double the odds of PMS/PMDD