Tian, Meiping Wang, Yi-Xin Wang, Xiaofei Wang, Heng Liu, Liangpo Zhang, Jie Nan, Bingru Shen, Heqing Huang, Qingyu
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Journal of hazardous materials
Humans are ubiquitously exposed to arsenic from multiple sources, and chronic arsenic exposure may be associated with male reproductive health. Although association regarding arsenic exposure and sex hormone secretion in blood has been reported, sex hormone excretion in urine studies is lacking. Urinary sex hormone excretion has emerged as a comple...
Yao, Qiang Qi, Xiaona Xie, Shao-Hua
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BMC Gastroenterology
BackgroundGastric cancer is more common in men than in women, but underlying reasons have not been completely understood. This study aimed to assess patterns of the sex difference in the incidence of gastric cancer in the United States.MethodsUsing data from 13 cancer registries in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program, we analyze...
Wu, Fengyang Cui, Jia Yang, Xinyu Liu, Shudong Han, Shuaijuan Chen, Baojiang
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Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology
The study aimed to examine the effects of zearalenone on genital organ development, serum immunoglobulin, antioxidant capacity, sex hormones and liver function of prepubertal gilts. Forty-eight prepubertal gilts (Landrace × Yorkshire) were randomly divided into three treatment (T1, T2 and T3) groups and a control group (12 replicates per group, 1 g...
Prado-Ortiz, L E Valdespino, C Romano, M González-Romero, A
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Animal reproduction science
Before there was use of ultrasonographic imaging, determination of the ratio of estrogens to androgens in the same individual was a technique used for differentiating the sex of monomorphic animals in captivity, with larger estrogen concentrations in the females. Due to species-specific differences in both concentration and changes throughout the y...
Moradi, Fatemeh Enjezab, Behnaz Ghadiri-Anari, Akram
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Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome
• Severity of COVID-19 is higher in men compared to women and the disease is usually mild in children. • There is epidemiological and biological basis for the role of androgens in mediating the pathophysiology of COVID-19. • Further studies on the severity of symptoms in COVID-19 patients in other hyperandrogenism conditions are recommended.
Pritschet, Laura Santander, Tyler Taylor, Caitlin M Layher, Evan Yu, Shuying Miller, Michael B Grafton, Scott T Jacobs, Emily G
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NeuroImage
The brain is an endocrine organ, sensitive to the rhythmic changes in sex hormone production that occurs in most mammalian species. In rodents and nonhuman primates, estrogen and progesterone's impact on the brain is evident across a range of spatiotemporal scales. Yet, the influence of sex hormones on the functional architecture of the human brain...
Harreiter, Jürgen Fadl, Helena Kautzky-Willer, Alexandra Simmons, David
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Current Diabetes Reports
Purpose of ReviewThis narrative review makes the case for greater efforts to reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in women with diabetes.Recent FindingsIn a recent meta-analysis including five CVOTs of diabetes medications with 46,606 subjects, women (vs men) with type 2 diabetes had a higher relative risk for stroke (RR 1.28; 95% CI 1.09, 1.50...
Harris, Alexandra Bewley, Susan Meads, Catherine
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Archives of sexual behavior
Lesbian and bisexual women may have different levels of sex hormones compared to heterosexual women. We systematically reviewed comparative studies measuring any sex hormones. A protocol was prospectively registered (PROSPERO-CRD42017072436) and searches conducted in six databases. Any relevant empirical studies published within the last 50 years r...
Sprouse, Jeremy Sampath, Chethan Gangula, Pandu R.
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BMC Gastroenterology
BackgroundGastroparesis, a condition of abnormal gastric emptying, is most commonly observed in diabetic women. To date, the role of ovarian hormones and/or gastric hormone receptors on regulating nitrergic-mediated gastric motility remains inconclusive.AimThe purpose of this study is to investigate whether sex hormones/their receptors can attenuat...
Mazaheri, Fahime Aliabad, Kazem Kamali Kalantar, Seyed Mehdi Ziya, Noosha Khoradmehr, Arezoo Anvari, Morteza
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International Journal of Reproductive Biomedicine
Background Phosalone is an organophosphate insecticide, applied to control of plant pests. This compound has various side effects because it acts as an acetyl cholinesterase enzyme inhibitor. Objective To investigate the effects of phosalone on the sperm parameters of and levels of sex hormones in adult male rats. Materials and Methods In this expe...
