Sentences with phrase «although high levels of the hormone»

A new study shows that becoming a father leads to a sharp decline in testosterone, suggesting that although high levels of the hormone may help men win a mate, testosterone - fueled traits such as aggression and competition are less useful when it comes to raising children.

Not exact matches

Although milk, and many milk products, have calcium, vitamin B, and protein, they also have high levels of fat, hormones, and antibiotics.

Although your nipples will be sore during the first two weeks of breastfeeding, it is best to avoid pumping or substituting a bottle in order to elevate your milk hormone level as high as possible to insure good milk production long term.

Although cholesterol is a key structural component of cell membranes and is vital for the biosynthesis of certain hormones and vitamins, high levels can lead to the formation of arterial plaques, which are a major risk factor for coronary heart disease.

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Because of this sex difference, some scientists believe that a low ratio could be a marker for higher prenatal testosterone levels, although it's not clear how the hormone might influence finger development.

For instance, although none of the study participants had diabetes, people with higher pre-surgery levels of the hormone insulin had a lower long - term risk of heart attacks and strokes than people with lower insulin levels who also had surgery.

Furthermore, high blood levels of insulin can act by increasing androgenous hormonal stimulation of the ovarian theca cells as well as potentiating gonadotropin - stimulated ovarian androgen steroidogenesis — although recent data has suggested that the insulin - induced increase in ovarian hormone secretion is not accompanied by increased steroid metabolism.74 Hyperinsulinaemia may also affect the central actions of androgen by impairing progesterone inhibition of the gonadotropin - releasing hormone pulse generator.75 Insulin has also been shown to increase expression of adrenal steroidogenic enzyme mRNA47 as well as adrenal responsiveness to adrenocorticotropic hormone.76