The synthesis of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) in pituitary gonadotrope cells is a tightly controlled process that integrates multiple endocrine and paracrine signals. Central to this regulation ...

A paracrine hormone of skeletal muscle acts as an endocrine signal for the synthesis of a sex hormone. Scientists at McGill University have observed in mice how myostatin, which inhibits the ...

Women diagnosed with premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) are at risk for more health problems than women who enter ...

Phase 2 trial of trastuzumab and/or everolimus in hormone-resistant HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2014 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not ...

In all, 307 TCSs treated from 1980 to 1994 provided blood samples after orchiectomy but before further treatment, at Survey I (SI; 1998-2002), and Survey II (SII; 2007-2008). Levels of sex hormones ...

Glycosylation of gonadotropin hormones influences safety, efficacy, and immunogenicity. Currently approved recombinant FSH products are fully glycosylated, mirroring early preparations derived from ...

Sex hormones influence the structure and function of the brain, but little is known about the effect of hormone therapies (HT) on changes in the brain during menopause. A new study shows smaller ...

Your body goes through various hormonal shifts during your menstrual cycle, especially during the follicular phase. Understanding these shifts can help you better track your ovulation and fertility.