During the early stages of pregnancy, fertilized embryos must attach to the uterine
epithelium, invade into the underlying uterine stroma, and the stroma must then differentiate …

Preterm birth is a major cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Progesterone plays a
critical role in suppressing the inflammatory signals that would induce parturition prior to …

This report synthesizes evidence about innate hormonally-mediated physiologic processes
in women and fetuses/newborns during childbearing, and possible impacts of common …

Microbial infections are a threat to women's reproductive health. Although reproductive
cycles and pregnancy are controlled by sex hormones, the impact of hormones on host …

Although estrogens have been always referred as female hormones, the deep involvement
of these steroids in the development and control of male reproductive functions is only …

Abnormal secretory endometrial changes may adversely affect the early pregnancy
outcome. Other dating techniques using biochemical and molecular markers of endometrial …

Objective: The nuclear receptor estrogen receptor α (ERα) is one of the key players in
energy balance, insulin resistance, and trophoblast differentiation. We tested the hypothesis …

Maternal glucocorticoids critically rise during pregnancy reaching up to a 20-fold increase of
mid-pregnancy concentrations. Concurrently, another steroid hormone, progesterone …

Complex cytokine networks play an important role in a wide range of reproductive and
pregnancy related processes. Here, we review the current knowledge concerning the impact …

Women undergo progressive follicle loss throughout life. 1 Although the majority of follicles
in an individual woman's ovaries are lost in fetal life, 2 there is progressive, exponential loss …