Sex steroid hormones and reproductive disorders: Impact on women's health

Bart C.J.M. Fauser; Joop S.E. Laven; Basil C. Tarlatzis; Kelle H. Moley; Hilary O.D. Critchley; Robert N. Taylor; Sarah L. Berga; Paul G. Mermelstein; Paul Devroey; Luca Gianaroli; Thomas D'Hooghe; Paolo Vercellini; Lone Hummelshoj; Susan Rubin; Angelique J. Goverde; Vincenzo De Leo; Felice Petraglia

doi:10.1177/1933719111405068

Sex steroid hormones and reproductive disorders: Impact on women's health

Bart C.J.M. Fauser, Joop S.E. Laven, Basil C. Tarlatzis, Kelle H. Moley, Hilary O.D. Critchley, Robert N. Taylor, Sarah L. Berga, Paul G. Mermelstein, Paul Devroey, Luca Gianaroli, Thomas D'Hooghe, Paolo Vercellini, Lone Hummelshoj, Susan Rubin, Angelique J. Goverde, Vincenzo De Leo, Felice Petraglia

Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

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Abstract

The role of sex steroid hormones in reproductive function in women is well established. However, in the last two decades it has been shown that receptors for estrogens, progesterone and androgens are expressed in non reproductive tissue /organs (bone, brain, cardiovascular system) playing a role in their function. Therefore, it is critical to evaluate the impact of sex steroid hormones in the pathophysiology of some diseases (osteoporosis, Alzheimer, atherosclerosis). In particular, women with primary ovarian insufficiency, polycystic ovary syndrome, endometriosis and climacteric syndrome may have more health problems and therefore an hormonal treatment may be crucial for these women.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	702-712
Number of pages	11
Journal	Reproductive Sciences
Volume	18
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1933719111405068
State	Published - Aug 2011

Keywords

endometrial diseases
endometriosis
polycystic ovary syndrome
post menopausal syndrome
primary ovarian insufficiency
sex hormones

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Fauser, B. C. J. M., Laven, J. S. E., Tarlatzis, B. C., Moley, K. H., Critchley, H. O. D., Taylor, R. N., Berga, S. L., Mermelstein, P. G., Devroey, P., Gianaroli, L., D'Hooghe, T., Vercellini, P., Hummelshoj, L., Rubin, S., Goverde, A. J., Leo, V. D., & Petraglia, F. (2011). Sex steroid hormones and reproductive disorders: Impact on women's health. Reproductive Sciences, 18(8), 702-712. https://doi.org/10.1177/1933719111405068

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