Activities of drug-metabolizing enzymes (DMEs) are known to change throughout the course of physical and sexual maturation, with the greatest variability noted during infancy and adolescence. The mechanisms responsible for developmental regulation of DME are currently unknown. However, the hormonal changes associated with puberty/adolescence provide a theoretical framework for understanding the...

background: atrazine (atr) is used as an agriculture herbicide worldwide. it has been shown that atr adversely affect the reproductive system in rodents. in this study we aimed to evaluate the impact of chronic exposure to atrazine (atr) on male testicular tissue, sperm parameters, serum level of total thiol molecules (ttm) and malodialdehyde (mda) content of testes. methods: to follow-up this ...

Women's health nurses and nurse practitioners have a unique opportunity to provide high-quality primary and preventive care and play a critical role in coordinating and delivering effective contraceptive methods. The strategies and techniques that they routinely employ during counseling and education can help improve women's adoption and appropriate use of contraceptive methods.

[This corrects the article on p. 424 in vol. 6, PMID: 26113852.].

PURPOSE OF REVIEW This article discusses hormonal milestones and the influence that hormonal fluctuations make in the frequency and severity of migraine in women and includes information on acute, short-term, and preventive strategies for hormonally influenced migraine and the situations in which hormonal therapies may be offered. RECENT FINDINGS Genomic patterns in adolescent girls different...

objective: to compare the hormonal status in postmenopausal women with and without metabolic syndrome. materials and methods: in this cross sectional study 110 postmenopausal women were enrolled. participants completed a questionnaire and underwent a medical exam and serum evaluation for serum lipids including cholesterol (chol), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (hdl), low density lipoprote...

abstract it is becoming evident that oral hormonal contraceptives –besides being well established contraceptives – seem to become important medications for many functional or organic disturbances. so far, clinical effectiveness has been shown for treatment as well as prevention of menstrual bleeding disorders and menstrual-related pain symptoms. also this is true for premenstrual syndrome (pms)...

Hormonal contraceptives are on the market for more than 50 years and used by 100 million women worldwide. However, while endogenous steroids have been convincingly associated with change in brain structure, function and cognitive performance, the effects of synthetic steroids contained in hormonal contraceptives on brain and cognition have barely been investigated. In this article we summarize ...

BACKGROUND The aim was to compare the efficacy and acceptability of two Internet-supported fertility-awareness-based methods of family planning. STUDY DESIGN Six hundred and sixty-seven women and their male partners were randomized into either an electronic hormonal fertility monitor (EHFM) group or a cervical mucus monitoring (CMM) group. Both groups utilized a Web site with instructions, ch...