Researchers from the Central Institute of Mental Health, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Technical University of Dresden have published study results in the American Journal of Psychiatry that provide a better ...
Jan 16, 2024
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While birth control hormones given to mice result in lower stress levels, the mice showed normal corticosterone responses to stress when given newer formulations of the pill, according to a new University of Michigan study.
Jan 11, 2024
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Estradiol (E2), a sex steroid hormone, plays an essential role in social behavior, including regulating social anxiety, which is anxiety experienced when unknown individuals are encountered. In males, testosterone secreted ...
Dec 27, 2023
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Certain lots of the prescription birth control pill Tydemy may be less effective than expected, potentially resulting in an unintended pregnancy, because the pills do not contain enough of an active ingredient.
Aug 2, 2023
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Researchers at Wuhan University in China have found a previously unknown mechanism linking gut bacteria, estradiol, and depression in women. The study, "Gut-microbiome-expressed 3b-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase degrades estradiol ...
Among the many reasons men may have for envying women, at least when it comes to skin inflammation, is that women have a significantly lower incidence of severe psoriasis. However, the underlying reason for the sex differences ...
Jun 24, 2022
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In women who have experienced trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms may vary over the course of the menstrual cycle, with more symptoms during the first few days of the cycle when the hormone estradiol is low, and ...
Oct 28, 2021
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Hormone therapy remains the best proven method for managing menopause symptoms such as hot flashes. Research continues, however, in the area to identify novel approaches to estrogen therapy that minimize any associated risks. ...
Sep 28, 2020
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A joint study by the University of Oulu and University of Helsinki, Finland, compared the effects of two different types of estrogen in combined contraceptives (COCs) on blood inflammatory markers and lipid levels. Similar ...
Jun 18, 2020
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Taking estradiol within 6 years after the onset of menopause may help prevent atherosclerosis, plaque buildup in artery walls, from progressing; however, starting estradiol therapy ten years after menopause did not have similar ...
Mar 3, 2020
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