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Hyperestrogenism can be caused by ovarian tumors, [2] genetic conditions such as aromatase excess syndrome (also known as familial hyperestrogenism ), or overconsumption of exogenous sources of estrogen, including medications used in hormone replacement therapy and hormonal contraception. [3] Liver cirrhosis is another cause, though through ...
Origins. The origins of the spitting myth have been the topic of much scholarly investigation and public debate over the years. There are three general categories of these investigations and exchanges which often interpenetrate but generally fall into: 1) scholarly studies published in academic journals and one book, 2) finding and evaluating old press reports, and 3) Vietnam veteran anecdotal ...
Histrionic personality disorder ( HPD) is defined by the American Psychiatric Association as a personality disorder characterized by a pattern of excessive attention-seeking behaviors, usually beginning in early adulthood, including inappropriate seduction and an excessive desire for approval. People diagnosed with the disorder are said to be ...
Defining strictness in terms of freedom, or the lack thereof, to do things like ride a bus or cross the street alone, they decreed Nordic countries, along with Germany, the most laissez-faire ...
Jouissance. In continental philosophy and psychoanalysis, jouissance is the transgression of a subject 's regulation of pleasure. It is linked to the division and splitting of the subject involved, which spontaneously compels the subject to transgress the prohibitions imposed on enjoyment and to go beyond the pleasure principle. [1] Beyond this ...
Women with obesity at 31 had almost 3.5 times increased risk of a bleeding stroke than those with appropriate weights. Men with obesity at age 31 had a 5.5 times higher risk of bleeding stroke ...
Food security is defined as consistent access, geographically or financially, to sufficient, nutritious, and affordable food and has been theorized to be a cause of excess gestational weight gain. Women that only have access to fast food, for example, would be considered to be "lower food security", and these women might be more likely to ...
The exploitation of women in mass media is the use or portrayal of women in mass media such as television, film, music, and advertising as objects or sexual beings, in order to increase the appeal of media or a product to the detriment of the women being portrayed, and women in society. This process includes the presentation of women as sexual ...