Novel research presented at the 41st annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) has ...

Novel research presented today at the 41st Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE ...

• In women with predicted high response (meaning their ovaries are expected to produce many eggs in response to stimulation, which increases the risk of complications such as OHSS), using human ...

The relationship between hormone therapy (oestrogen with or without progestogen) and breast cancer risk has been widely ...

A new study published in the journal Reproductive Toxicology by researchers at the University of Ottawa found that cannabinoids such as THC and CBD do not impact estrogen production in human granulosa ...

The Role of Insulin on Adrenal Steroidogenesis . Insulin is able to regulate gonadal steroidogenesis in both males [] and females. [] In women with PCOS, insulin excess amplifies ovarian androgen ...

Sidebar Key Issues. A subset of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) may present adrenal hyperandrogenesis, although adrenal cortisol production rate appears to be normal.

Hormonal shifts during the menstrual cycle appear to influence how women process social information. A new fMRI study shows ...

The ovaries play a significant role in a female’s overall reproductive health, which can affect susceptibility to age-related ...

Hypertension impacts half of US adults and importantly is more prevalent in men than premenopausal women. Sex hormones, particularly estrogen, have been implicated in this sex-difference. Recently we ...

It is unknown how ovarian estrogen regulates steroidogenesis in the kidney. We hypothesize that ovarian estrogen stimulates the intrarenal capacity to biosynthesize sex steroids. To test this, we ...

On the other hand, androstenedione is converted to testosterone by 17β-HSD and is further converted to E2 by aromatase catalysis. Known as a group of enzymes, l7β-HSD are widely distributed in various ...