With the development of the space shuttle program, space flight for the first time is available to individuals who have not been specially selected and trained to be astronauts. In addition, women are being actively recruited into the space program, both as mission specialists and as career astronauts. One purpose of this project was to examine some of the physiological responses of women to a simulated weightlessness program (12 day horizontal bedrest), to compare their responses to those reported in men during similar programs, and to test whether menstrual function might alter some of the physiological changes which occur during bedrest, specifically changes in the plasma volume, exercise tolerance, and venous compliance before and after bedrest.


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    Title :

    Bedrest in healthy women: Effects of menstrual function and oral contraceptives


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1986-01-01


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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