Effects of Continuous Light and Staying Up Late on Female Reproductive Function

doi:10.12280/gjszjk.20230010

Abstract

Abstract:

In recent years, the shift system, overtime and staying up late have gradually become the life norm. More and more people have been exposed to artificial light sources for a long time, and light pollution has been identified as one of the major threats to human health, particularly among the urban population. Continuous lighting and staying up late have been linked to female menstrual disorders, infertility, recurrent spontaneous abortion, and other issues. The relevant mechanisms may include the endocrine disorder, abnormal follicular development, luteal dysfunction and metabolic disorders by inhibiting the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonad axis. However, the exact mechanisms are still unknown. We review the impact of continuous light on female reproductive function and the relationship between continuous light and infertility and recurrent spontaneous abortion, and possible mechanisms of action in this paper.

Key words: Endocrine system, Circadian rhythm, Infertility, female, Abortion, habitual, Continuous light

DU Wen-hao, GAO Fu-min, LI Xiao-long, OU Xiang-hong. Effects of Continuous Light and Staying Up Late on Female Reproductive Function[J]. Journal of International Reproductive Health/Family Planning, 2023, 42(3): 245-249.

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