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Obstetric and Gynaecological Challenges and Outcomes in Women and Girls With Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia

open access: yesHaemophilia, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Glanzmann's thrombasthenia (GT) is an inherited platelet function disorder that may manifest with significant bleeding symptoms; in women and girls (W&Gs), heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is very common. GT in pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of postpartum haemorrhage (PPH).
Deborah Obeng‐Tuudah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anticonceptivos orales de sólo progestina Progestin only-oral contraceptives

open access: yesRevista Colombiana de Obstetricia y Ginecología, 2006
Si bien están disponibles desde hace muchos años los anticonceptivos orales de sólo progestina o minipíldora, son pocos conocidos y menos prescritos o recomendados que los anticonceptivos orales combinados.
Alvaro Monterrosa
doaj  

Treatment of Inappropriate Sexual Behavior in Persons With Dementia: A Systematic Review

open access: yesJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Inappropriate sexual behavior (ISB), such as sexual touching and sexual exposure, occurs in up to 25% of people with dementia. This systematic review examines the effectiveness of pharmacologic and non‐pharmacologic interventions to manage ISB in persons with dementia.
Natasha E. Lane   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The gut‐microbiota‐brain axis: Focus on gut steroids

open access: yesJournal of Neuroendocrinology, EarlyView.
Abstract There are over 1000 varieties of steroids that have been reported in nature, including the endogenous sex steroid hormones (i.e., progesterone, testosterone, and 17β‐estradiol) and corticosteroids which are mainly synthesized by gonads and adrenals, respectively.
Silvia Diviccaro   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neuroactive steroid exposure impacts neurodevelopment: Comparison of human and rodent placental contribution

open access: yesJournal of Neuroendocrinology, EarlyView.
Abstract The placenta is a fetal endocrine organ that secretes many neuroactive factors, including steroids, that play critical roles in brain development. The study of the placenta‐brain axis and the links between placental function and brain development represents an emerging research area dubbed “neuroplacentology.” The placenta drives many ...
Claire‐Marie Vacher   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Women in space: A review of known physiological adaptations and health perspectives

open access: yesExperimental Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract Exposure to the spaceflight environment causes adaptations in most human physiological systems, many of which are thought to affect women differently from men. Since only 11.5% of astronauts worldwide have been female, these issues are largely understudied.
Millie Hughes‐Fulford   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Steroid Receptors and Vertebrate Evolution

open access: yes, 2019
Considering that life on earth evolved about 3.7 billion years ago, vertebrates are young, appearing in the fossil record during the Cambrian explosion about 542 to 515 million years ago.
Baker, Michael E.
core  

Progestin stimulation of the protooncogene c-̲m̲y̲c in T47D human breast cancer cells [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
Moore and co-workers have previously demonstrated that progestins stimulate the growth of T47D human breast cancer cells. We now investigate the possibility that progestins might transactivate the protooncogcne c-myc as part of the mechanism for growth ...
Blankenship, Kristy Ann
core   +1 more source

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