The role of gut and genital microbiota and the estrobolome in endometriosis, infertility and chronic pelvic pain

ME Salliss, LV Farland, ND Mahnert… - Human reproduction …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Endometriosis is a chronic, burdensome condition that is historically
understudied. Consequently, there is a lack of understanding of the etiology of the disease …

[HTML][HTML] Bisphenol A and its analogues: A comprehensive review to identify and prioritize effect biomarkers for human biomonitoring

V Mustieles, SC d'Cruz, S Couderq… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Human biomonitoring (HBM) studies have demonstrated widespread and daily exposure to
bisphenol A (BPA). Moreover, BPA structural analogues (eg BPS, BPF, BPAF), used as BPA …

Treating menopause—MHT and beyond

SR Davis, RJ Baber - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2022 - nature.com
Every woman who lives past midlife will experience menopause, which, by definition, is
complete cessation of ovarian function. This process might occur spontaneously (natural …

Control of puberty onset and fertility by gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons

AE Herbison - Nature reviews endocrinology, 2016 - nature.com
The gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neuronal network generates pulse and surge
modes of gonadotropin secretion critical for puberty and fertility. The arcuate nucleus …

[HTML][HTML] The role of kisspeptin in the control of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis and reproduction

Q Xie, Y Kang, C Zhang, Y Xie, C Wang, J Liu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The discovery of kisspeptin as a critical central regulatory factor of GnRH release has given
people a novel understanding of the neuroendocrine regulation in human reproduction …

The endocrine function of human placenta: an overview

MA Costa - Reproductive biomedicine online, 2016 - Elsevier
During pregnancy, several tightly coordinated and regulated processes take place to enable
proper fetal development and gestational success. The formation and development of the …

Direct evidence that KNDy neurons maintain gonadotropin pulses and folliculogenesis as the GnRH pulse generator

M Nagae, Y Uenoyama, S Okamoto… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) pulse is fundamental for mammalian
reproduction: GnRH pulse regimens are needed as therapies for infertile women as …

GWAS of three molecular traits highlights core genes and pathways alongside a highly polygenic background

N Sinnott-Armstrong, S Naqvi, M Rivas, JK Pritchard - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been used to study the genetic basis of a
wide variety of complex diseases and other traits. We describe UK Biobank GWAS results for …

The gonadotropin-releasing hormone pulse generator

AE Herbison - Endocrinology, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The pulsatile release of GnRH and LH secretion is essential for fertility in all mammals.
Pulses of LH occur approximately every hour in follicular-phase females and every 2 to 3 …

Male infertility due to testicular disorders

A Sharma, S Minhas, WS Dhillo… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Context Male infertility is defined as the inability to conceive following 1 year of regular
unprotected intercourse. It is the causative factor in 50% of couples and a leading indication …