Excitability of the motor cortex during ovulatory and anovulatory cycles: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study Hattemer, Katja., et al. – The pathophysiology of catamenial diseases such as epilepsy is unclear. Therefore, we investigated changes in cortical excitability during anovulatory and ovulatory cycles...Conclusions: The results suggest fluctuations in cortical excitability during anovulatory cycles, possibly due to the withdrawal of `excitatory' oestrogens that initiate menses in anovulatory cycles [more...]