Sentences with phrase «by sex hormone»

It does not only boost the production of testosterone in the body, but it also frees up the testosterone that has been bound to the fat cells by the Sex Hormone Binding Globulin or the SHBG.

The table below indicates significant hormonal level differences in people with skin disorders caused by sex hormone problems.

They discovered, for example, that SHOT - RNAs are created by an enzyme called Angiogenin whose activity is promoted by sex hormone signaling pathways.

Likewise, the phytoestrogens in soy have not only been shown to be metabolized differently than real estrogen (such as that in cows milk), in humans as opposed to rats, but have shown a wide array of anti-cancer effects, including cancers instigated by sex hormones such as estrogen!

Alternatively, epigenetic changes — changes in the way genes are switched on and off — influencing key genes, induced by sex hormones, may be responsible.

There are a lot of genes directly regulated by sex hormones, and they are obvious suspects.

Also the bidirectional modulation of glucose and lipid homeostasis by sex hormones and their receptor activation in central and peripheral targets in both sexes are influenced by estrogens and androgens (16, 17, 65 — 69).

Fixed in an ancestral past that rewarded competitive men and caring women, these differences are supposedly re-created in each generation by sex hormones and male and female brains.

So it's no surprise that muscle function is associated no only with physically protecting offspring from harm, but is directly influenced by sex hormones.

A dog's personality is formed more by genetics and environment than by sex hormones.

A pet's personality is formed more by genetics and his environment than by sex hormones so neutering will not change a pet's basic personality or make him suffer any kind of emotional reaction or identity crisis.

~ SNC If you own cats there are very little options in regards to sterilization due to the fact that cats are highly affected by their sex hormones which leads them to spray urine to mark territory, males will seek out fights, Cats will attempt to escape the house in order to find mates unless spayed or neutered.

It would be surprising if adult male dogs were not different in some ways from adult females, and the extent of these differences are likely to be influenced by sex hormones.

A dog's basic personality is formed more by environment and genetics than by sex hormones, so sterilization will not change your dog's basic personality, make your dog sluggish, or affect its natural instinct to protect the pack.

A pet's personality is formed more by genetics and environment than by sex hormones, so neutering will not change a pet's basic personality or make him suffer any kind of emotional reaction or identity crisis.

Not exact matches

It's called dimethandrolone undecanoate, or DMAU, and works by suppressing male body's natural sex hormone (testosterone).

The ketchup was flavored with Mexican chiles, various herbs, and zinc, which has been shown by studies to increase levels of the male sex hormone testosterone.

Other causes of low milk supply include thyroid disorders, pieces of retained placenta, which would likely be accompanied by abnormal postpartum bleeding, polycystic ovary syndrome, which involves an imbalance of sex hormones, and Sjogren's syndrome, an autoimmune disease.

He also believes it was written by people «who are obviously completely ignorant of basic endocrinology, which is required to evaluate a chemical that acts like the sex hormone estradiol.»

In fact, studies found that oxytocin, the «love hormone» released during sex, is not only associated with happy bonding feelings, but it can also increase pain tolerance by 74 %.

A person's sex is biologically determined by sex chromosomes, hormones, internal reproductive organs, and genitals.

They discovered that pheromones secreted by the male mouse activate these neurons which, in turn, transmit this signal to another population of neurons (gonadotropin - releasing hormone neurons) to drive attraction to the opposite sex.

At around age 10, spurred by sex steroids and other important growth hormones, the brain starts to prune dopamine receptors in the striatum, an important part of the basal ganglia, and in the prefrontal cortex.

«The brain along with the reproductive system and every other cell in your body is exquisitely sensitive to exceedingly small changes in estrogen and other sex hormones, and the fact that the environment is full of chemicals that can activate estrogen receptors means this phenomenally sensitive system is being perturbed constantly by environmental factors.»

In a Nature Medicine paper published online October 29 the researchers report they linked Adjudin to an engineered version of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), a sex hormone recognized by receptors found only on the Sertoli cells.

In a typical brain the balance of sex hormones regulates RORA activity and keeps hormone levels steady, but any imbalance can be exacerbated by this loop.

First, the facts: Emergency contraception, commonly called the morning - after pill, is a safe dose of hormones, taken by a woman within 72 hours of unprotected sex.

Hall says that the team is also stratifying the study group based on pubertal status, hypothesizing that sex hormones may alter the dose - response, and by children who have severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), noting that neurohormonal influences affect immune function after severe TBI.

Studies indicate that gender differences in psychiatric disorders, including addiction, are influenced by estrogen, one of the primary female sex hormones.

Women are twice as likely as men to have asthma, and this gender difference may be caused by the effects of sex hormones on lung cells.

«Based on the results of animal studies done by other groups, we hypothesize such differences are due to other biological causes (e.g. sex hormones),» Sun said.

Researchers have linked increased resistance to bacterial pneumonia in female mice to an enzyme activated by the female sex hormone estrogen.

«Yet patients are still often, offensively, referred to by their old title or legal sex, sometimes years after hormone treatment or gender reassignment surgery,» he argues.

Using a new TaqMan PCR - based technique, the researchers screened a number of cancer cell lines from various tissues, and discovered that tRNA halves were specifically expressed in large quantities in sex hormone - dependent cancers, i.e., estrogen receptor (ER)- positive breast cancer and androgen receptor (AR)- positive prostate cancer that are driven by the hormones estrogen and testosterone.

Letter to the editor: «steroid sex hormones, sex hormone - binding globulin, and diabetes incidence in the diabetes prevention program» by Mather KJ, et al

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Sex hormones may be a key to explain these differences in men and women, generally suggesting that women are protected by estrogens, hindering the progression of nondiabetic renal disease at least before menopause (333).

These different paths may be influenced by the arrangement of sex chromosomes, the functioning of our gonads (i.e. testes, ovaries), and our bodies» response to hormones.

In relation to the differences between genders, this bias could be explained by the role of sex chromosomes, the different regulatory pathways underlying sexual development of most organs, and, finally, the lifelong fluctuating impact of sex hormones.

Organic beef and dairy products certified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) come with the guarantee that the cows were not treated with rBGH or sex hormones.

In fact, a 2008 study found that couples who reported any kind of marital intimacy — everything from holding hands to sex — exhibited lower levels of a hormone produced by stress.

Buzz - kill: Birth control Recent studies suggest that birth control pills can decrease sex drive in some women, by altering hormones, particularly testosterone and oestrogen.

When ingested by many types of marine species, these can be mistaken for estradiol, a sex hormone, causing a variety of symptoms related to endocrine disruption.

The biological activity of estrogen and testosterone, the sex hormones of the body, which are believed to play a part in type 2 diabetes development are regulated by a protein known as SHBG (sex hormone - binding globulin).

The estrogen level regulating compound known as sex hormone - binding globulin is also increased by lignans.

But they point out that sex is also a biological matter, strongly controlled and affected by the neurological, vascular, and endocrine systems — i.e., our brains, nervous systems, blood flow, and hormones.

Unfortunately, a lot of even young women lower their testosterone by taking endocrine - disrupting pseudo-hormones like birth control pills, which lower their sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG), which carries sex hormones through the blood.

We used to think testosterone (and other hormones) were produced solely by these sex organs — and we thought each sex only had one major hormone in their body: testosterone for men and estrogen for women.

Changes in the levels of male and female hormones can be caused by a variety of factors, and can result in erectile dysfunction (impotence) in men, and can be a cause of infertility and low sex drive in both sexes.

«It works by releasing hormones in a very slow, steady state, so 20 to 30 minutes of sex is not going to make a difference.