Phthalates used in plastic have even been linked to low libido in women, with a recent study even suggesting women with high levels of plasticizers were twice as likely to show less interest in
sex than those with low levels.
Not exact matches
Women
with low levels of the
sex hormone binding globulin were five times more likely to develop gestational diabetes
than those
with higher
levels of the protein (February 2014).
«Besides greater investment in child care and
lower self - confidence
than men, along
with discrimination by men towards women — which by the way is present by 3 years of age — women don't obtain the same
level of support as men do from [higher ranked] same -
sex individuals.»
Consistent
with these reduced dilp5
levels, the body weight of mid-third-instar larvae (96 hours AEL) was markedly
lower in the CCHa2 hemizygotes
than in the heterozygous control regardless of
sex (Fig 5C).
Older women
with PCOS still had
lower levels of
sex - hormone binding globulin (SHBG), a hormone that binds to testosterone, and higher free androgen index (FAI)
than controls.
Other changes associated
with low growth hormone
levels include loss of
sex drive, frequent colds or illnesses, longer
than usual recovery times, weight gain, fatigue, depression, mood swings, and more.
«Even mild dehydration that can occur during the course of our ordinary daily activities can degrade how we are feeling — especially for women, who appear to be more susceptible to the adverse effects of
low levels of dehydration
than men,» says Harris Lieberman, one of the studies» co-authors and a research psychologist
with the Military Nutrition Division, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine in Natick, Mass. «In both
sexes these adverse mood changes may limit the motivation required to engage in even moderate aerobic exercise.