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Intrinsa: testosterone patch for low sexual desire in women [PDF]

open access: yesPrescriber, 2008
AbstractIntrinsa, a transdermal testosterone patch, is licensed for women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder following bilateral oophorectomy or hysterectomy. Here, Steve Chaplin presents the clinical data relating to its efficacy and adverse effects, and Mr Panay comments on its role in therapy.
Nick Panay, Steve Chaplin
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Attractive and healthy-looking male faces do not show higher immunoreactivity

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2022
Previous research has indicated that facial attractiveness may provide cues to the functioning of the immune system. Mating with individuals who have a more effective immune system could lead to a higher reproductive success.
Žaneta Pátková   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The effect of estroprogestagen therapy on lipid status in menopause depending on the drug administration route [PDF]

open access: yesVojnosanitetski Pregled, 2020
Background/Aim. In menopausal women lipid and lipoprotein values are important predictors of development of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The use of estrogens reduces levels of low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLC) and lipoprotein A [Lp(a)], and ...
Čitlučanin Goran   +9 more
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Sexually selected male plumage color is testosterone dependent in a tropical passerine bird, the red-backed fairy-wren (Malurus melanocephalus). [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2011
BACKGROUND: Sexual signals, such as bright plumage coloration in passerine birds, reflect individual quality, and testosterone (T) may play a critical role in maintaining signal honesty.
Willow R Lindsay   +2 more
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The testosterone patch for women [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Impotence Research, 2005
Has the FDA discriminated against female sexual dysfunction by not endorsing Procter & Gamble's (P&G) Intrinsa? Has the pendulum swung so far to the right that drugs for sexual medicine receive undue scrutiny? Why is testosterone replacement therapy available for men, but not for women? How should the pharmaceutical industry proceed with future studies?
openaire   +3 more sources

Triglyceride-Mimetic Prodrugs of Buprenorphine Enhance Oral Bioavailability via Promotion of Lymphatic Transport

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology, 2022
Buprenorphine (BUP) is a potent opioid analgesic that is widely used for severe pain management and opioid replacement therapy. The oral bioavailability of BUP, however, is significantly limited by first-pass metabolism.
Tim Quach   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mechanism of estradiol-induced block of voltage-gated K+ currents in rat medial preoptic neurons. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2011
The present study was conducted to characterize possible rapid effects of 17-β-estradiol on voltage-gated K(+) channels in preoptic neurons and, in particular, to identify the mechanisms by which 17-β-estradiol affects the K(+) channels.
Michael Druzin   +3 more
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A Breeding Plumage in the Making: The Unique Process of Plumage Coloration in the Crested Ibis in Terms of Chemical Composition and Sex Hormones

open access: yesAnimals, 2023
The Crested Ibis (Nipponia nippon) has long fascinated ornithologists with its enigmatic plumage color change. After more than a century of curiosity, the mystery was finally unraveled in the 1970s, unveiling the mechanism behind this remarkable ...
Danni Liu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mental health, Reproductive health and contraception: pharmacological interaction, current evidence and challenges

open access: yesEuropean Psychiatry, 2023
Introduction Mental pathology is relatively prevalent in the women, and there is often a need for treatment with psychotropic drugs, with an impact on women’s reproductive health.
C. Pinto Osório, P. Macedo
doaj   +1 more source

Nitric oxide modulates ATP-evoked currents in mouse Leydig cells

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2018
Testosterone synthesis within Leydig cells is a calcium-dependent process. Intracellular calcium levels are regulated by different processes including ATP-activated P2X purinergic receptors, T-type Ca2+ channels modulated by the luteinizing hormone, and ...
J.L. de Deus   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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