PURPOSE To assess the cognitive and sexual/hormonal functioning of prostate cancer patients treated with a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LH-RH) agonist, and the relationships thereof with adrenal and residual testicular androgen levels. MATERIALS AND METHODS Previously, we reported the effect of a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LH-RH) agonist on testicular and adrenal androge...

The possible interaction between exogenous reproductive hormones and athletic performance in females is an important issue that has been the topic of debate for at least four decades.  ere are numerous review articles on the e€ ect of oral contraceptives (OC) on athletic performance, however we feel that these reviews are insu cient as they do not include all categories of hormonal contracept...

INTRODUCTION Use of hormonal contraceptives for birth control is commonplace in the Western World. In Europe, there is considerable variety in the frequency of use of hormonal contraceptives and in the age at which these contraceptives are initiated. The purpose of the present study was to describe the use of hormonal contraceptives among the Danish adolescent female population, focusing on age...

The purpose of this study was to determine changes in hematological and plasma indices of Common Carp Cyprinus carpio with regard to age, sex and hormonal treatment. Sixty fish were used to assess the age factor. Also, 20 fish including female and male were assigned to determine blood indices with regard to sex and hormonal treatment. The pituitary gland extract was used as hormone for males an...

The role of hormones in the treatment of breast cancer has been recognized for more than a century, since Beatson published his observations on the effect of oophorectomy in patients with metastatic breast cancer in 1896 [1]. In the adjuvant setting the role of hormonal responsiveness and of hormonal treatments has been re-emphasized during the last Consensus Conference held in St. Gallen, Swit...

Much has been written about female menopause, but hormonal decline in men indicative of a similar menopause is a relatively new concept. Hormonal decline in men is a gradual and often occult process. Many men do not experience noticeable symptoms, but those who do usually experience a decline in sexual desire and ability that may be attributed to aging. Some men may hide these symptoms. Hormona...

Objetivo: Conhecer como ocorre a escolha pela contracepção hormonal por mulheres assistidas na Atenção Primária à Saúde. Método: Estudo qualitativo, descritivo e exploratório realizado em uma Estratégia Saúde da Família região central do Rio Grande Sul entre os meses de janeiro março 2022. Participaram 20 18-43 anos. A produção dados ocorreu mediante entrevista composta questões abertas, as enu...

Objective To estimate the potential impact of using hormonal contraceptives on rates of infection with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and on pregnancy rates by theoretically removing the use of hormonal contraceptives from a study population. Methods A prospective cohort study was conducted in 3704 HIVnegative women who were enrolled in two biomedical trials that tested two vaginal...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the potential impact of using hormonal contraceptives on rates of infection with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and pregnancy by theoretically removing the use of hormonal contraceptives from a study population. METHODS A prospective cohort study included 3704 HIV-negative women who were enrolled in two biomedical trials that tested two vaginal microbicides ...

OBJECTIVE To examine the impact on contraceptive practice of making emergency hormonal contraception available over the counter. DESIGN Analysis of data on contraceptive practice for women aged 16-49 years in the period 2000-2 from the Omnibus Survey, a multipurpose survey in which around 7600 adults living in private households are interviewed each year. SETTING Private households in Great...