The article offers information on the discovery made by the scientists at the University of Rhode Island (URI) on the role of estrogen hormones in preventing pregnant women from expelling bile acids. Topics discussed include efforts of Ruitang Deng, associate professor of biomedical sciences in the...
Any of a group of steroid hormones that primarily regulate the growth, development, and function of the female reproductive system. The main sources of estrogen in the body are the ovaries and the placenta. Estrogens are also formed by certain plants. ...
other naturally occurring estrogenic hormones, equilin and equilenin, have been obtained only from the urine of pregnant mares and are apparently peculiar to that species. Stilbestrol, a synthetic compound with considerable estrogenic activity, has been used extensively in medical practice.SeeHormone,...
Different maternal serum hCG levels in pregnant women with female and male fetuses: does fetal hypophyseal--adrenal--gonadal axis play a role? Fetal gender has a significant effect on maternal and cord blood hCG levels, particularly during the last trimester of the pregnancy. However, the reason...
Many women report better sex during this week, likely because we're feeling our friskiest, but be careful: You're also most fertile during this time and can get pregnant more easily without precautions! 4 Media Platforms Design Team Because hormones are at their optimal levels on this ...
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) presents a puzzling sex bias, being more prevalent in women yet often less severe than in men, and the underlying reasons remain unclear. Studies using animal models, and limited clinical data have revealed a protective influe
Background: Given the higher incidence and better prognosis of thyroid cancers in women, the possibility arises that these lesions may be influenced by sex
Certain oral contraceptives can also lead to SLE flares. For women with lupus, it is a good idea to get the advice of a doctor before trying new contraceptives, becoming pregnant, or if one’s periods are unusual in some way. Because of the potential relationship between hormones and lupus...
Oestrogen excretion during pregnancy was estimated and compared in 2 groups of Indian women, using a single morning urine sample and expressing the values in terms of creatinine. During the first 32 weeks of pregnancy the mean oestrogen excretion did not differ between the groups but thereafter the...
Estradiol (anti-serum used exhibited 22% crossreactivity to estrone) concentration had no relationship to pregnancy: in pregnant animals the levels varied from 11 to 26 pg/ml while in non-pregnant animals the values were 9 to 37 pg/ml. 1.1.3.4 Hyrax (Heterohyrax brucei). Gestation in the ...