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Prenatal oestrogen-testosterone balance as a risk factor of migraine in adults
BackgroundMigraine is a common neurological disease with extremely debilitating, but fully reversible symptoms. Women suffer from migraine more often...
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Prenatal testosterone and sexually differentiated childhood play preferences: a meta-analysis of amniotic fluid studies
Sexually differentiated behaviour appears to emerge from a complex interaction of biological and socio-cultural factors, with prenatal exposure to...
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Prenatal Exposure to Androgens and Gender Socialisation Effects on Children’s Academic Interests
Previous studies have documented gender differences in fields of study as well as interest in school subjects. Boys are on average more interested in...
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Prenatal dexamethasone exposure programs the decreased testosterone synthesis in offspring rats by low level of endogenous glucocorticoids
Prenatal dexamethasone exposure (PDE) can decrease maternal endogenous glucocorticoid level and induce testicular dysplasia in male offspring rats....
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Do Parental Hormone Levels Synchronize During the Prenatal and Postpartum Periods? A Systematic Review
Physiological synchrony is the phenomenon of linked physiological processes among two or more individuals. Evidence of linkage between dyads has been...
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Prenatal dexamethasone exposure impairs rat blood-testis barrier function and sperm quality in adult offspring via GR/KDM1B/FSTL3/TGFβ signaling
Both epidemiological and animal studies suggest that adverse environment during pregnancy can change the offspring development programming, but it is...
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Do prenatal factors shape the risk for dementia?: A systematic review of the epidemiological evidence for the prenatal origins of dementia
PurposePrenatal factors such as maternal stress, infection and nutrition affect fetal brain development and may also influence later risk for...
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Prenatal phthalate exposure and fetal penile length and width
BackgroundPhthalates are endocrine-disrupting chemicals with anti-androgenic qualities and studies reported associations between prenatal phthalate...
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Maternal supplementation of alpha-lipoic acid ameliorates prenatal cytarabine-induced mutilation in reproductive development and function in F1 male adult rats
AimsCytarabine (CYT), a prevalent anticancer drug for blood cancers, detrimentally affects male reproductive development and function. Alpha-lipoic...
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Paternity share predicts sons’ fetal testosterone
Multiple paternity is common in many species. While its benefits for males are obvious, for females they are less clear. Female indirect benefits may...
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Polygenic risk score phenome-wide association study reveals an association between endometriosis and testosterone
BackgroundEndometriosis affects 1 in 9 women, yet it is poorly understood with long diagnostic delays, invasive diagnoses, and poor treatment...
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Prenatal testosterone triggers long-term behavioral changes in male zebra finches: unravelling the neurogenomic mechanisms
BackgroundMaternal hormones, like testosterone, can strongly influence developing offspring, even generating long-term organizational effects on...
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Effects of prenatal testosterone on cumulative markers of oxidative damage to organs of young adult zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)
We tested the hypothesis that exposure of avian embryos to androgens in ovo entails long-term costs in the form of oxidative damage to vital cells...
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High Testosterone Levels: Impact on the Heart
Testosterone, the main endogenous active androgen, is used to treat many clinical conditions, such as hypogonadism, infertility, erectile...
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The association between newborn cord blood steroids and ambient prenatal exposure to air pollution: findings from the ENVIRONAGE birth cohort
Knowledge of whether prenatal exposure to ambient air pollution disrupts steroidogenesis is currently lacking. We investigated the association...
