Imaging the human brain on oral contraceptives: A review of structural imaging methods and implications for future research goals

C Heller, ACS Kimmig, MR Kubicki, B Derntl… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Worldwide over 150 million women use oral contraceptives (OCs), which are the most
prescribed form of contraception in both the United States and in European countries. Sex …

The scientific body of knowledge–Whose body does it serve? A spotlight on oral contraceptives and women's health factors in neuroimaging

CM Taylor, L Pritschet, EG Jacobs - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 2021 - Elsevier
Women constitute half of the world's population, yet neuroscience research does not serve
the sexes equally. Fifty years of preclinical animal evidence documents the tightly-coupled …

Hormonal contraceptive use is associated with neural and affective changes in healthy young women

N Lisofsky, M Riediger, J Gallinat, U Lindenberger… - Neuroimage, 2016 - Elsevier
Previous neuroimaging research has demonstrated that female gonadal hormones can alter
the structure and function of adult women's brains. So far, we do not know how hormonal …

Leveraging precision neuroimaging to advance women's brain health

EG Jacobs - Nature Mental Health, 2023 - nature.com
Leveraging precision neuroimaging to advance women’s brain health | Nature Mental Health
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[HTML][HTML] Ultra-high-field 7T MRI reveals changes in human medial temporal lobe volume in female adults during menstrual cycle

RG Zsido, AN Williams, C Barth, B Serio, L Kurth… - Nature Mental …, 2023 - nature.com
Ovarian hormones have substantial effects on the brain, and early menopause has been
associated with increased risk of accelerated brain aging and dementia later in life …

Estrogen-and progesterone-mediated structural neuroplasticity in women: evidence from neuroimaging

E Catenaccio, W Mu, ML Lipton - Brain Structure and Function, 2016 - Springer
There is substantial evidence that the ovarian sex hormones, estrogen and progesterone,
which vary considerably over the course of the human female lifetime, contribute to changes …

[HTML][HTML] Previous contraceptive treatment relates to grey matter volumes in the hippocampus and basal ganglia

B Pletzer, TA Harris, E Hidalgo-Lopez - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Oral contraceptive (OC) effects on the brain have gained increasing interest, but are highly
controversial. Previous studies suggest that OC users have larger hippocampi …

Menstrual cycle brain plasticity: ultra-high field 7T MRI reveals changes in human medial temporal lobe volume in female adults

R Zsido, A Williams, C Barth, B Serio, L Kurth, F Beyer… - 2022 - researchsquare.com
Fluctuations in ovarian hormones influence the risk of depression and Alzheimer's disease,
which is twice as high in females. How ovarian hormones affect brain structural plasticity in …

[HTML][HTML] Neuroimaging the menstrual cycle: A multimodal systematic review

M Dubol, CN Epperson, J Sacher, B Pletzer… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Increasing evidence indicates that ovarian hormones affect brain structure, chemistry and
function of women in their reproductive age, potentially shaping their behavior and mental …

Sex steroid hormones-related structural plasticity in the human hypothalamus

M Baroncini, P Jissendi, S Catteau-Jonard, D Dewailly… - Neuroimage, 2010 - Elsevier
We investigated the effects of an artificial menstrual cycle on brain structure and activity in
young women using metabolic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We show that the …