Menstrual cycle hormones and oral contraceptives: a multimethod systems physiology-based review of their impact on key aspects of female physiology

AC D'Souza, M Wageh, JS Williams… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Hormonal changes around ovulation divide the menstrual cycle (MC) into the follicular and
luteal phases. In addition, oral contraceptives (OCs) have active (higher hormone) and …

Factors associated with circulating sex hormones in men: individual participant data meta-analyses

RJ Marriott, K Murray, RJ Adams, L Antonio… - Annals of internal …, 2023 - acpjournals.org
Background: Various factors modulate circulating testosterone in men, affecting
interpretation of testosterone measurements. Purpose: To clarify factors associated with …

Androgens show sex-dependent differences in myelination in immune and non-immune murine models of CNS demyelination

A Zahaf, A Kassoussi, T Hutteau-Hamel… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Neuroprotective, anti-inflammatory, and remyelinating properties of androgens are well-
characterized in demyelinated male mice and men suffering from multiple sclerosis …

Approach to the patient: the evaluation and management of men≥ 50 years with low Serum testosterone concentration

M Grossmann, CN Jayasena… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Although testosterone replacement in men with classic hypogonadism due to an identified
pathology of the hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis is uncontroversial, the role of …

Estrogen-based gender-affirming hormone therapy and subclinical cardiovascular disease in transgender women with HIV

CA Martinez, R Rikhi, N Fonseca Nogueira… - LGBT health, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Purpose: Transgender women (TW) are disproportionately affected by HIV infection and
cardiovascular disease (CVD). This study evaluated whether estrogen-based gender …

Testosterone replacement in prostate cancer survivors with testosterone deficiency: Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial

RJ Valderrábano, K Pencina, TW Storer, KF Reid… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Most men diagnosed with prostate cancer today have organ‐confined disease
and low risk of disease recurrence after radical prostatectomy. Testosterone deficiency in …

Long vs short acting testosterone treatments: A look at the risks

AA Gurayah, A Dullea, A Weber, JM Masterson… - Urology, 2023 - Elsevier
Prescriptions for testosterone therapy (TT) to treat testosterone deficiency have increased in
recent years. The purpose of this review was to evaluate the risks of several treatment …

Reference intervals for free testosterone in adult men measured using a standardized equilibrium dialysis procedure

R Jasuja, KM Pencina, DJ Spencer, L Peng… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Free testosterone (FT) determination may be helpful in evaluating men
suspected of testosterone deficiency especially in conditions with altered binding‐protein …

[HTML][HTML] Sex Differences in the Response to Exercise Training: Menstrual cycle hormones and oral contraceptives: a multimethod systems physiology-based review of …

AC D'Souza, M Wageh, JS Williams… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hormonal changes around ovulation divide the menstrual cycle (MC) into the follicular and
luteal phases. In addition, oral contraceptives (OCs) have active (higher hormone) and …

Testosterone is lower in men with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and alcohol-related cirrhosis and is associated with adverse clinical outcomes

R Apostolov, D Wong, E Low, K Vaz… - Scandinavian Journal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background/aims Low serum testosterone is common in cirrhotic men, but the impact of
disease aetiology remains uncertain. This study compares serum total testosterone (TT) …