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Biomarkers · Journal article
Dialogues in Health · August 19, 2026
Raises a question worth testing. It does not answer one.
This is a narrative review that identifies heat exposure, menstruation, and mental health as an understudied intersection in climate-health research. The authors propose biological, psychological, and structural pathways and a research agenda but do not report empirical data or quantitative synthesis to test these relationships.
Critical narrative review. Adolescent and young adult menstruating individuals in the context of ambient heat exposure and climate change..
Heat exposure may disrupt thermoregulation, exacerbate menstrual symptoms, and heighten psychological stress, but combined effects remain poorly understood. Menstruating individuals face unique physiological and psychosocial challenges that may be intensified by heat stress, shaped by stigma, period poverty, and developmental vulnerability.
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This work identifies a research gap rather than providing evidence to guide clinical practice. Clinicians should be aware of potential interactions between heat stress, menstruation, and mental health but should not change practice based on this framework alone; primary empirical evidence is needed.
A narrative review proposing conceptual frameworks and research gaps rather than presenting empirical findings; raises questions about heat, menstruation, and mental health without reporting original data or synthesizing quantitative evidence.
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This work identifies a research gap rather than providing evidence to guide clinical practice. Clinicians should be aware of potential interactions between heat stress, menstruation, and mental health but should not change practice based on this framework alone; primary empirical evidence is needed.
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Ambient heat is an escalating climate-related hazard, yet its implications for menstruation and adolescent and young adult mental health remain understudied. Menstruating individuals face unique physiological and psychosocial challenges that may be intensified in the presence of heat stress. These challenges can be further shaped by stigma, period poverty, and developmental vulnerability, with potential implications for depression, anxiety, and psychological wellbeing. Heat exposure may disrupt thermoregulation, exacerbate menstrual symptoms, and heighten psychological stress, but the combined effects of these processes remain poorly understood. In this critical narrative review, we: draw together evidence from multiple disciplines on biological, psychological, and structural pathways linking heat exposure, menstruation, and mental health. We identify important research gaps and propose a conceptual framework and gender-responsive research agenda to inform equitable climate-resilient health strategies.
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