Menopause causes a drop in levels of the hormone oestrogen. Oestrogen has a protective effect on heart health by reducing levels of ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol, increasing levels of ‘good’ HDL cholesterol and reducing inflammation. Lower oestrogen levels after menopause can, therefore, lea...
How do oestrogen levels affect survival rates in patients with advanced NSCLC?▪ Oestrogen levels appear to play a role in lung cancer survival for both women and men, accordingdoi:10.1097/01434893-200708000-00011FuerstMarkOncology Times Uk
Zinc is necessary for your body to ‘attract and hold’ (utilise efficiently) the reproductive hormones, oestrogen and progesterone. And it’s equally important for your partner: zinc is found in high concentrations in the sperm. Zinc is needed to make the outer layer and tail of the sperm ...
stronger when seeking longer-term, co-parenting partners compared with short-term, sexual partners34. Self-assessed individual differences, such as one’s own condition, may also affect preferences35. On the other hand, the significance of context-dependent factors was recently challenged by a twin...
Importantly, the sexually dimorphic brain, similar to most sex differences, does not fall into a hard binary readout—but rather is on a continuum or spectrum with each cell and each brain region comprised of varying degrees of 'male' and 'female' (Hines, 2005; Joel and McCarthy, 2016)....
Lifestyle and environmental factors, such as diet, smoking, physical activity, and endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), are correlated with a predisposition to type 2 diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, and cancer [44]. Not only do these factors affect the health of an individual, but,...
chromosomes can also affect the chances of getting lupus: Klinefelter (XXY) and Triple X (XXX) syndromes show higher rates of lupus, while conditions like Turner syndrome (XO) have a lower risk. This suggests a link between the number of X chromosomes and the likelihood of developing the ...
Oestrogen and progesterone are produced by the ovaries,” explains Dr Ifeoma Ejikeme, medical consultant skin expert and founder of Adonia Medical Clinic. “They work together to regulate the growth and shedding of the uterine lining as well as the development and release of an egg from the ...
If facial dimorphism is systematically associated with body size variation across populations, one would expect less facial dimorphism in populations with less dimorphism in body height. (iii) How does the morphological variation in face and body height affect the differences in SShD across populations...
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