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Measuring serum oestrogen levels in breast cancer survivors using vaginal oestrogens: a systematic review
PurposeVaginal oestrogens can be used to treat genitourinary symptoms in women with early breast cancer. Studies evaluating vaginal oestrogens have...
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Amniotic and Allantoic Fluid Levels of Oestrogens at Different Stages of Development in the Goat
During our studies on certain aspects of reproduction in the goat ( Lyngset 1971) we collected several samples of foetal fluid which were stored in...
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The G protein-coupled oestrogen receptor GPER in health and disease: an update
Oestrogens and their receptors contribute broadly to physiology and diseases. In premenopausal women, endogenous oestrogens protect against...
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Foetal oestrogens and autism
Elevated latent prenatal steroidogenic activity has been found in the amniotic fluid of autistic boys, based on measuring prenatal androgens and...
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Mechanisms and consequences of sex differences in immune responses
Biological sex differences refer to differences between males and females caused by the sex chromosome complement (that is, XY or XX), reproductive...
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Variations in the Content of Plant Oestrogens in Red Clover-Timothy-Grass during the Growing Season
The investigation concerned variations in the plant oestrogen content of red clover-timothy swards receiving the same basic fertilization, but with...
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Sex hormones in SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility: key players or confounders?
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has a clear sex disparity in clinical outcomes. Hence, the interaction between...
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Clinical pregnancy rate for frozen embryo transfer with HRT: a randomized controlled pilot study comparing 1 week versus 2 weeks of oestradiol priming
Research questionDoes a frozen-embryo transfer in an artificially-prepared endometrium (FET-HRT) cycle yield similar clinical pregnancy rate with...
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Genitourinary symptoms in women with breast cancer: what do oncology health professionals think and do about them?
ObjectivesWe aimed to improve understanding of health professional knowledge and management of genitourinary symptoms (GUS) in women with early...
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Prolactin promotes a partial recovery from the atrophy of both male and female gerbil prostates caused by castration
BackgroundThe male and female prostates are controlled by steroid hormones, suffering important morphological and physiological changes after...
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Oromandibular dystonia: from onset to spread a multicenter italian study
BackgroundDetailed information about the epidemiological and phenomenological differences among the aetiological subtypes of oromandibular dystonia...
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Metabolic pathways in obesity-related breast cancer
This Review focuses on the mechanistic evidence for a link between obesity, dysregulated cellular metabolism and breast cancer. Strong evidence now...
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Longitudinal study on steroid hormone variations during the second trimester of gestation: a useful tool to confirm adequate foetal development
BackgroundThe interaction of hormonal factors are crucial for good foetal development. During the second trimester of gestation, most of the main...
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Isolation of Oestrone from the Urine of the Pregnant Sow
By means of chromatographic and spectrophotometric methods the presence of oestrone in the urine from sows in late pregnancy has been demonstrated.
Usi...
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Evaluation of serum G protein-coupled estrogen receptor 1 (GPER-1) levels in patients with androgenetic alopecia
The effect of oestrogens in androgenetic alopecia (AGA) pathophysiology has not been clearly understood. However, they are considered to have a place...
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Effect of subacute poisoning with lambdacyhalothrin on vascular endothelial growth factor 2 receptor in mice kidneys
BackgroundPyrethroids are used for insect control. They act on voltage-gated sodium channels in neurons. Lambdacyhalothrin (LCH) is a type II...
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d-Chiro-Inositol improves testosterone levels in older hypogonadal men with low-normal testosterone: a pilot study
BackgroundSeveral recent journal articles report that d -chiro-inositol (DCI), primarily known as insulin second messenger, influences...
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Sex differences in energy metabolism: natural selection, mechanisms and consequences
Metabolic homeostasis operates differently in men and women. This sex asymmetry is the result of evolutionary adaptations that enable women to resist...
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Sex steroids and autoimmune rheumatic diseases: state of the art
In autoimmune rheumatic diseases, oestrogens can stimulate certain immune responses (including effects on B cells and innate immunity), but can also...
