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Estradiol seems to be the most important hormone for sexual desire in women. [49] [28] [50] [51] Periovulatory levels of estradiol increase sexual desire in postmenopausal women. [49] Based on animal research, progesterone may also be involved in sexual function in women.
A member of the legal committee for the World Professional Association for Transgender Health and co-founder of the Australian and New Zealand Professional Association for Transgender Health has described "transsexualism" as "an intersex condition and a disorder of sexual development therapeutically medically treated by hormonal therapy and ...
The healthcare needs of intersex people vary depending on which variations they have. Intersex conditions are diagnosed prenatally, at birth, or later in life via genetic and hormone testing as well as medical imaging. Intersex healthcare has historically focused on patients fitting physical and social norms for one's sex.
Women are 4-5 times more likely to develop a clot during pregnancy and in the postpartum period than when they are not pregnant. [25] Hypercoagulability in pregnancy likely evolved to protect women from hemorrhage at the time of miscarriage or childbirth. In developing countries, the leading cause of maternal death is still hemorrhage. [25]
Women's Health Issues is a bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering women's health care and policy. It is the official journal of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health and published on their behalf by Elsevier. The editor-in-chief is Chloe E. Bird (RAND Corporation). [1] [2]
[1] [2] The journal covers hormone-brain relationships and publishes original research articles from laboratory or field studies on species ranging from invertebrates to mammals. It focuses on neuroendocrine and endocrine mechanisms affecting the development of behavior and on the ecological and evolutionary significance of hormone-behavior ...
Contraception is a major issue of women’s reproductive health. 86% of sexually active women practice some form of contraception and 30% of these women use a hormonal form of contraception. [10] Women in the U.S. have more freedoms in deciding their use of contraceptives among other global nations, comparatively.
The journal was established in 1970 as Hormones and renamed Hormone Research in 1973, before obtaining its current title in 2011. The founding editor-in-chief was M. Marois, who was succeeded in 1976 by J. Girard. From 1996 to 2003 the journal was edited by M.B. Ranke, who was succeeded in 2004 by P. Czernichow. [2]