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Social interactions with the outcome of a position in a dominance hierarchy can have profound effects on reproductive behavior and physiology, requiring animals to integrate environmental information with their internal physiological state; but how is salient information from the animal's dynamic social environment transformed into adaptive behavioral, physiological, and molecular-level changes...

Cholesterol, being the starting point of steroid hormone synthesis, is a long known modulator of both female and male reproductive physiology especially at the level of the gonads and the impact cholesterol has on gametogenesis. Less is known about the effects cholesterol homeostasis may have on postgonadic reproductive functions. Lately, several data have been reported showing how imbalanced c...

Ruijin Shao, Birgitta Weijdegård, Julia Fernandez-Rodriguez, Emil Egecioglu, Changlian Zhu, Niklas Andersson, Ann Thurin-Kjellberg, Christina Bergh, and Håkan Billig Department of Physiology/Endocrinology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology; Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska University Hospital; Centre for Cellular ...

UNLABELLED Background : Evidences shows that menopause affects women's health, but women's knowledge of proper care and maintenance is insufficient. OBJECTIVE To determine knowledge of hormone therapy (HT), reproductive physiology, and menopause in a population of 40-60 year old women. MATERIALS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted through a cluster sampling among 330 women ...

In highly social species, dominant individuals often monopolize reproduction, resulting in reproductive investment that is status dependent. Yet, for subordinates, who typically invest less in reproduction, social status can change and opportunities to ascend to dominant social positions are presented suddenly, requiring abrupt changes in behaviour and physiology. In this study, we examined mal...

I am highly delighted to be called upon to give a keynote address in this very important conference and on the theme: “Reproductive Health: Global Infertility Trend”. Initially, I was a bit worried why a Gynaecologist should be called upon to address a gathering of very seasoned Physiologists but when I remembered that the journey to Gynaecology started with Physiology and Physiology is the bed...