Progestogens used in postmenopausal hormone therapy: differences in their pharmacological properties, intracellular actions, and clinical effects

FZ Stanczyk, JP Hapgood, S Winer… - Endocrine …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
The safety of progestogens as a class has come under increased scrutiny after the
publication of data from the Women's Health Initiative trial, particularly with respect to breast …

Molecular mechanisms of steroid receptor-mediated actions by synthetic progestins used in HRT and contraception

D Africander, N Verhoog, JP Hapgood - Steroids, 2011 - Elsevier
Synthetic progestins are used by millions of women as contraceptives and in hormone
replacement therapy (HRT), although their molecular mechanisms of action are not well …

[PDF][PDF] 2013 ESH/ESC Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension

G Mancia, R Fagard, K Narkiewicz… - Arterial …, 2013 - journals.viamedica.pl
Wytyczne dotyczące nadciśnienia tętniczego opublikowane w 2013 r. przez Europejskie
Towarzystwo Nadciśnienia Tętniczego (ESH) i Europejskie Towarzystwo Kardiologiczne …

The use of newer progestins for contraception

R Sitruk-Ware, A Nath - Contraception, 2010 - Elsevier
The synthetic progestins used for contraception so far are structurally related either to
testosterone (estranes and gonanes) or to progesterone (pregnanes and 19-norpregnanes) …

Antiadipogenic effects of the mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist drospirenone: potential implications for the treatment of metabolic syndrome

M Caprio, A Antelmi, G Chetrite, A Muscat… - …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) mediates aldosterone-and glucocorticoid-induced
adipocyte differentiation. Drospirenone (DRSP) is a potent synthetic antimineralocorticoid …

The metabolic syndrome in women

R Bentley-Lewis, K Koruda, EW Seely - Nature clinical practice …, 2007 - nature.com
The metabolic syndrome is estimated to be present in 47 million US residents with a similar
age-adjusted prevalence in men (24%) and women (23%). The consideration of various …

Hormonal changes during menopause and the impact on fluid regulation

NS Stachenfeld - Reproductive Sciences, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Reproductive surgeries leave women more susceptible to postoperative hypervolemic
hyponatremia because during this period women can retain water at an accelerated pace …

[PDF][PDF] 2013 ESH/ESC Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension

ESHS Council, J Redon, AD UK, K Narkiewicz… - European Heart …, 2013 - cardio.dk
The 2013 guidelines on hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and
the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) follow the guidelines jointly issued by the two …

Hormones and cardiovascular health in women

ESHRE Capri Workshop Group - Human reproduction update, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) may have their origin before birth: the combination of being
small at birth and having an overly rich post-natal diet increases the likelihood of obesity and …

Steroid receptor profiling of vinclozolin and its primary metabolites

JM Molina-Molina, A Hillenweck, I Jouanin… - Toxicology and applied …, 2006 - Elsevier
Several pesticides and fungicides commonly used to control agricultural and indoor pests
are highly suspected to display endocrine-disrupting effects in animals and humans …