Hormones: News and Research on Gonadotropins, Pituitary

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Hormone-free male contraceptive pill passes first safety test

A potential new male contraceptive drug has just undergone its first tests in human volunteers. The results give the first indication that the drug, which does not use artificial hormones or affect testosterone production ...

Male birth control pill clears initial safety hurdle

YourChoice Therapeutics, working with Quotient Sciences and Incyte, reports that single oral doses of the investigational non‑hormonal male contraceptive YCT‑529 up to 180 mg produced no clinically relevant safety issues ...

How mothers adapt to the metabolic demands of nursing

Nursing poses major metabolic demands on mothers, to which they respond by eating more and saving energy to sustain milk production. There are significant hormonal changes during lactation, but how they lead to metabolic ...

Becoming a mother despite pregnancy-induced heart failure

Peripartum cardiac insufficiency (PPCM) is a rare but life-threatening condition that can affect previously heart-healthy women a few weeks before or after the birth of a child. For unknown reasons, the left ventricle is ...

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