Stress-Hormone Dynamics and Working Memory in Healthy Women Who Use Oral Contraceptives Versus Non-Users

Stress-Hormone Dynamics and Working Memory in Healthy Women Who Use Oral Contraceptives Versus Non-Users

BackgroundWomen who use oral contraceptives (OCs) may have a higher risk of developing a depression, which is associated with both vulnerability to stress and cognitive dysfunction. OCs disrupt the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis by suppressing endogenous sex steroid production including e...

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Main Authors: Emma Sofie Høgsted, Camilla Borgsted, Vibeke H. Dam, Arafat Nasser, Niklas Rye Jørgensen, Brice Ozenne, Dea Siggaard Stenbæk, Vibe G. Frokjaer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
cortisol
oral contraceptives
hormonal contraceptives
working memory
estradiol
depression
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2021.731994/full

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