The prevalence of migraine is similar in boys and girls before puberty, but is 3-fold higher in postpubertal females compared with males.The finding that 60% of women sufferers related attacks to their menstrual cycle supports this link between female hormone changes and migraine headaches....
Although other factors may be involved, sexual dimorphism in leptin concentrations during puberty appears to be partly due to a stimulatory effect of estradiol on leptin concentration in females and a suppressive effect of testosterone on leptin concentration in males....
What are the major sex hormones in males and females? a. What are the two main mechanisms for how hormones interact with cells? b. What types of hormones use each mechanism? What produces the hormones that promote the development of the female secondary sexual characteristics at puberty? a. ...
Genome-wide association study of sexual maturation in males and females highlights a role for body mass and menarche loci in male puberty. Hum Mol Genet 2014;23:4452–64. 9. Sørensen K, Aksglaede L, Petersen JH, Juul A. Recent changes in pubertal timing in healthy Danish boys...
Most studies have focused on testosterone, which has both adrenal and gonadal origins in males, but predominantly adrenal origins in females. Show abstract Associations between early life stress and anterior pituitary gland volume development during late childhood 2020, Psychoneuroendocrinology Citation ...
The swellings are also referred to as the labioscrotal swellings, because in females they remain separate to form the labia majora and in males they unite to form the scrotum. The skin of the scrotum is thin, pigmented, devoid of fatty tissue, and more or less folded and wrinkled. There...
Sex or reproductive hormones have multiple functions in both males and females. In general, they are responsible for the development of the secondary sex characteristics during puberty. Later in life, during adulthood, they are in charge of regulating the reproductive cycle. In females, sex hormones...
FSH stimulates the growth of a dominant ovarian follicle in females, and spermatogenesis in the Sertoli cells in the testes in males. LH promotes the production of androgens in the testes as well as the ovaries (as an estrogen precursor) (Figure 1). Ovulation is triggered by an LH surge,...
In reality, testosterone is necessary for both males and females. Oxytocin can stimulate pleasant feelings and boost close bonds, but it has also been linked to feelings of social prejudice. And cortisol helps the body deal with stressful situations; it’s only when there’s too much of it ...
Sex matters for human behavior as it does for behavior in other species. Human males and females differ in many ways, including their appearance, their social identity, their social partners, the activities that interest them, how they present themselves to others, their aspirations and values, ...