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The mechanisms underlying this system are believed to be largely the same between adult males and females, but recent findings are starting to challenge this notion. Menstrual\/estrous cycles (e-cycles) in females modulate a variety of circadian-controlled behaviors, but how they may interact with rhythmicity at the system level are an unknown but vital dimension in circadian biology in females. To start bridging this gap, we explored the circadian transcriptome of the mouse liver across the four phases of the \u2018free-running\u2019 e-cycle. Much to our surprise, we found that the e-cycle imposes a\u223c4-day rhythm in the 24-hour rhythmicity of a considerable proportion of the circadian transcriptome, with the largest differences in rhythmicity occurring between pre- and post-ovulation phases. 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