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SEX HORMONES NEWS

This rare, distressing condition causes people to experience unpredictable orgasms without sex or desire

September 24, 2025 6:01 pm

"Patients often describe feeling embarrassed, fearful, or anxious about when an episode might occur, which can lead to social withdrawal"

Sex hormones put women at allergy risk

December 31, 2014 1:38 pm

Female sex hormones called oestrogens can worsen allergic reactions in women, says a study.

Sex hormones linked to sudden cardiac arrest

September 03, 2014 5:29 pm

Higher testosterone levels in men may offer protection from sudden cardiac arrest and lower levels of estrogen.

High levels of sex hormones tied to breast cancer risk

July 25, 2013 10:52 am

Younger women with high levels of sex hormones are at risk of breast cancer,says study.

'Artificial ovary could replace missing sex hormones'

April 07, 2013 4:30 pm

Engineered ovaries showed sustained release of the sex hormones oestrogen and progesterone.

Genes that help regulate sex hormones in bloodstream identified

July 21, 2012 4:35 pm

some of the genetic markers for this protein are near genes related to liver function,metabolism and type 2 diabetes.

Sex hormones influence people's career choices

September 02, 2011 4:31 pm

People with CAH are exposed to more androgen - a type of male sex hormone - than is normal while in uterus.

Sex hormones 'beat common cold'

June 24, 2011 12:57 pm

Study found young women make a much stronger immune response to rhinoviruses than young men.

Men at greater risk to gum disease

October 27, 2010 2:46 pm

Researchers indicate that men are at greater risk than women for destructive periodontitis,an infection of the gums.

Women 14pc more likely to survive trauma than men

October 21, 2010 12:38 pm

Women who have been severely injured are 14 percent more likely to survive than similarly injured men.

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