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  1. Do hormonal contraceptives increase the risk of depression? A neuroscientist explains how they affect your mood, for better or worse

    Do hormonal contraceptives increase the risk of depression? A neuroscientist explains how they affect your mood, for better or worse

    Michigan, hormonal cycles are strictly controlled by the hormones themselves. When progesterone levels increase, processes in cells are activated that stop the production of more progesterone. This is called a negative feedback loop.Estrogen and progesterone from the daily pill, or other...
  2. Removal of ovaries before menopause reduces white matter
In the brain: study

    Removal of ovaries before menopause reduces white matter In the brain: study

    White matter refers to nerve fibers that connect neurons in different areas of the brain.In the study published in the journal Alzheimer's & Dementia, researchers used the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging to identify women over the age of 50 with available diffusion tensor imaging, a magnetic...
  3. Women with epilepsy have to deal with hormonal fluctuations and seizures. But we're treating them like men

    Women with epilepsy have to deal with hormonal fluctuations and seizures. But we're treating them like men

    Brisbane, Globally approximately 50 million people suffer from epilepsy. Half of these are women.Until now, treatments for men and women have been the same. But men and women experience epilepsy differently.For women, hormone fluctuations – from reproductive years to pregnancy...
  4. Hormones may be important in treating anorexia

    Hormones may be important in treating anorexia

    Melbourne, It is serious and sometimes fatal, but anorexia has been less studied for decades. New research on the connection of eating disorders with estrogen offers hope.It has the highest mortality rate of any mental illness, and it causes serious physical and mental health complications...
  5. Hormone therapy safe for women over 65: study

    Hormone therapy safe for women over 65: study

    Hormone therapy is a medicine that contains female hormones, However, previous research has shown that it is harmful to women's long-term health, leading to fears over its use.However, the study published online today in the journal Menopause shows that no general rule exists for stopping...
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