Gonadal Steroid Hormones (Sex Hormones)

Steroid hormones produced by the GONADS. They stimulate reproductive organs, germ cell maturation, and the secondary sex characteristics in the males and the females. The major sex steroid hormones include ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; and TESTOSTERONE.

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Networked: 3173 relevant articles (53 outcomes, 432 trials/studies)

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Experts

1.	Stanczyk, Frank Z: 24 articles (10/2015 - 01/2003)
2.	Hankinson, Susan E: 17 articles (08/2015 - 12/2004)
3.	Ouyang, Pamela: 16 articles (09/2015 - 05/2006)
4.	Kaaks, Rudolf: 15 articles (04/2013 - 05/2003)
5.	Chaudry, Irshad H: 12 articles (11/2015 - 01/2002)
6.	Eliassen, A Heather: 12 articles (08/2015 - 12/2004)
7.	McTiernan, Anne: 12 articles (07/2012 - 05/2003)
8.	Riboli, Elio: 11 articles (06/2015 - 05/2003)
9.	Dowsett, Mitch: 11 articles (05/2014 - 01/2006)
10.	Tworoger, Shelley S: 11 articles (11/2013 - 05/2003)

Related Diseases

1.	Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) 09/28/1987 - "These results suggest that (a) male sex hormones may play a role in the pathogenesis of hypertension and nephropathy in the FH rats and (b) renal disease in this strain progresses in spite of improvement in blood pressure." 01/01/2008 - "Sex differences have been observed in animal models of fetal programming, and recent studies suggest that sex hormones may modulate activity of regulatory systems, leading to a lower incidence of hypertension and vascular dysfunction in females compared with males. " 11/01/2015 - "Sex hormones are also associated with blood flow in microvascular beds which might be a key intermediate mechanism in the development of hypertension. " 09/01/2015 - "Endogenous female sex hormones influence muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA), a regulator of arterial blood pressure and important factor in hypertension development. " 08/01/2014 - "The role of the brain in hypertension between the sexes is known to be important especially with regards to the effects of circulating sex hormones. "
2.	Atherosclerosis 06/01/2007 - "As a consequence, there has been considerable interest in the potential role of sex hormones in atherogenesis, particularly the potential protective effects of oestrogen. " 01/01/2012 - "The objective of this review was to determine whether exogenous steroid sex hormones are an effective treatment for patients with lower limb atherosclerosis. " 01/01/2002 - "The objective of this review was to determine whether exogenous steroid sex hormones are an effective treatment for patients with lower limb atherosclerosis. " 01/01/2000 - "The objective of this review was to determine whether exogenous steroid sex hormones are an effective treatment for patients with lower limb atherosclerosis. " 09/01/2015 - "Association Between Endogenous Sex Hormones and Liver Fat in a Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis."
3.	Neoplasms (Cancer) 07/01/2014 - "The findings of this study suggest that tumor cervical cells evade normal growth control by sex steroid hormones while synchronously abnormal regulatory mechanisms acquire control of the cell cycle." 12/01/2012 - "The male predominance of the two main histologic malignancies of the small bowel cancer may reflect a role of sex hormones which will be examined in this study. " 08/01/2012 - "In vitro studies on cervical cell lines transfected with HPV and animal studies indicate that sex steroid hormones are capable to induce cancer. " 05/01/2007 - "Usual physical activity and endogenous sex hormones in postmenopausal women: the European prospective investigation into cancer-norfolk population study." 03/01/2006 - "The aim of the study was to investigate prognostic value of proliferate activity and expression of receptors to sex hormones in relapse of malignant epithelial ovarian tumors. "
4.	Coronary Disease (Coronary Heart Disease) 08/01/1990 - "Sex hormones and coronary disease: a review of the clinical studies." 03/01/1983 - "[The study on relationship between plasma sex hormones and symptom-complex types in coronary disease in men]." 09/01/2015 - "Mounting evidence demonstrates a role of cardiovascular fat (CF) in the pathogenesis of coronary heart disease, but no research has examined CF in relation to sex hormones or menopausal status in women. " 06/01/2014 - "Sex differences in coronary heart disease have been attributed to sex hormones, whereas the potential role of the sex chromosomes has been ignored so far. " 02/01/2010 - "Men and women have different lipid profiles throughout life, related to changes in sex hormones; and this has been associated with sex-related differences in the prevalence of coronary heart disease. "
5.	Infection 03/01/2011 - "Manipulating the microenvironment of the female genital tract with sex hormones may contribute to the development of improved immunization strategies against sexually transmitted infections." 05/01/1990 - "These findings revealed a potentiated effect of combination therapy on mature infection and the possible involvement of gonadal steroid hormones in affecting the efficacy of schistosomicidal drugs and state of disease immunopathology." 12/01/2015 - "It is well known that sex hormones play an important role during Taenia solium infection; however, to our knowledge no studies exist concerning the immune response following complete or lobe-specific removal of the pituitary gland during T. solium infection. " 02/01/2015 - "This study addressed the relationship between sex hormones and lice infection. " 02/01/2010 - "This study did not find any evidence in favor of the role of viral infection (HSV1, HSV2, HPV), eye make-up, and sex hormones in pathogenesis of PANDO. "

Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	Hormones
2.	Estrogens (Estrogen)
3.	Estradiol (Estrace)
4.	Progesterone
5.	Testosterone (Sustanon)
6.	Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin
7.	Lipoproteins (Lipoprotein)
8.	Androgens
9.	Proteins (Proteins, Gene)
10.	Leptin

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2.	Ovariectomy (Oophorectomy)
3.	Chinese Traditional Medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine)
4.	Vegetarian Diet (Vegetarianism)
5.	Breathing Exercises (Qigong)