Contraception as prevention and therapy: Sex steroids and the brain

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-28

  Stomati, M ^a   Genazzani, A D ^b   Petraglia, F ^c   Genazzani, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Neuroactive transmitters; Neuroendocrine systems; Oral contraceptives; Sex steroid hormones; endorphin

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GESTAGEN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; SEX HORMONE;

BRAIN LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANDROGENS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTINS;

EID: 0032015266     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13625189809167481     Document Type: Article

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