Background: Sexual dysfunction is one of the most common problems in men after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). Etiology of sexual dysfunction in these patients may be psychological or organic due to hormonal changes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence and type of sexual dysfunction and changes in serum concentration of sex hormones in male patients undergoing on-pump C...

The occurrence of mammalian sex hormones and their physiological role in plants is reviewed. These hormones, such as 17beta-estradiol, androsterone, testosterone or progesterone, were present in 60-80% of the plant species investigated. Enzymes responsible for their biosynthesis and conversion were also found in plants. Treatment of the plants with sex hormones or their precursors influenced pl...

The relationship between sex hormones and cardiovascular function and disease has long been recognized. As early as the 1950s, researchers concluded that although levels of cholesterol played a major role in the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD), other factors, including gender and hormones, played a role as well. (Anonymous, 1958). Since that time, despite extensive research focusing...

More women than men have Alzheimer's disease (AD). Retrospective studies suggested that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) might counteract this disparity by reducing the risk of developing dementia. However, a recent, large, prospective study revealed the puzzling result that HRT increased dementia risk. A review of the literature was conducted to generate hypotheses that might explain why more...

The recent increase in hepatocellular neoplasms in women of child-bearing age taking oral contraceptives and in individuals of both sexes taking anabolic androgenic steroids is a phenomenon that requires urgent attention. Although most of the lesions are benign, reports of carcinomas in a few of these individuals and our own observation of an adenoma that shows borderline malignant transformati...

Case 1.?A female patient, aged 78, was admitted in a state of restlessness and acute depression, suffering from hyperpiesis. Her blood pressure was 220 /120, with gross arterial degeneration and enlargement of the left ventricle. She was put on Progynon (oestradiol) ointment, 2 inches daily (=0 ? 14 mgm. of oestradiol). In a fortnight her blood pressure was down to 150/70. This reduction was ac...