Skin pathologies in pregnancy

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 371-380
Author(s):  
Elena Sergeevna Snarskaya ◽  
Olga Yurievna Olisova ◽  
Alexander Davidovich Makatsariya ◽  
Nikolai Georgievich Kochergin ◽  
Lyudmila Radetskaya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Hormones ◽  
Postpartum Period ◽  
Meteorological Factors ◽  
Physiological Changes ◽  
Skin Changes ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Female Sex Hormones ◽  
External Stimuli ◽  
In Pregnancy

Abstract Progesterone is a hormone responsible for pregnancy maintenance and the amount of progesterone increases in a woman’s body during pregnancy, as well as the level of female sex hormones, estrogens are also upregulated. Due to these changes the cutaneous sensitivity to external stimuli (meteorological factors, bacteria, etc.) increases. In general, all skin changes during pregnancy can be divided into three groups: physiological changes (hormone-associated), nonspecific or dermatoses that existed before pregnancy or were triggered by it, and specific pregnancy-related dermatoses, which appear during pregnancy and resolve in the postpartum period. In this brief  review, we describe the dermatoses commonly seen in pregnancy and present our own clinical examples. We hope the review will be of some practical help for dermatologists and obstetricians.

scholarly journals The Role of Plasma Female Sex Hormones on Gingivitis in Pregnancy: A Clinicobiochemical Study

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 760-763 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandeep Prakash ◽  
Rashmita Nayak ◽  
Gopal Krishna Choudhury ◽  
Sumit Deshpande ◽  
KP Ashok ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Hormones ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Elisa Test ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Female Sex Hormones ◽  
Hygiene Measures ◽  
Pregnancy And Postpartum ◽  
Hormonal Assay ◽  
In Pregnancy

ABSTRACT Objectives To correlate the changes in the level of female sex hormones (progesterone, estrogen) in plasma with the changes in severity of gingivitis in various trimesters of pregnancy till the postparturition. Materials and methods This study comprised of 20 pregnant women with good oral hygiene who were followed up in each trimester till 3rd month of postpartum by screening their oral hygiene status following OHI-S index by Greene and Vermillion. Clinically to correlate gingivitis, gingival index by Loe and Sillness was carried out in each trimester till postpartum. For hormonal assay, blood sampling by venipuncture was done and quantative analysis of the hormones was done by ELISA test. Results and conclusion The severity of gingivitis gradually increased and reached its peak in 3rd trimester followed by sudden decline in the severity in postpartum which correlated with gradual increase in the plasma level of progesterone and estrogen levels to reach their peak in the 3rd trimester and sudden fall after the postpartum. This study shows the role of female sex hormones in aggravating gingivitis to its peak in the 3rd trimester, even though the oral hygiene remains fairly good constantly. Clinical significance This study signifies the gingivitis status during different trimesters of pregnancy and postpartum indicating the general practitioner to take appropriate oral hygiene measures. How to cite this article Nayak R, Choudhury GK, Prakash S, Deshpande S, Ashok KP, Spoorthi BR. The Role of Plasma Female Sex Hormones on Gingivitis in Pregnancy: A Clinicobiochemical Study. J Contemp Dent Pract 2012;13(6): 760-763.

Female Sex Hormones and Epilepsy

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (01) ◽  
pp. 65-71
Author(s):  
Chakorn Chansakul
Keyword(s):  
Sex Hormones ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Female Sex Hormones

scholarly journals The modulation of social behavior and empathy via oral contraceptives and female sex hormones

2021 ◽  
pp. 105250
Author(s):  
Julia Strojny ◽  
Gregor Domes ◽  
Urs Fischbacher ◽  
Bernadette von Dawans
Keyword(s):  
Social Behavior ◽  
Sex Hormones ◽  
Oral Contraceptives ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Female Sex Hormones

scholarly journals Female sex hormones protect against salt-sensitive hypertension but not essential hypertension

2014 ◽  
Vol 307 (2) ◽  
pp. R149-R157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krystal N. Brinson ◽  
Olga Rafikova ◽  
Jennifer C. Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Protein Expression ◽  
Sex Hormones ◽  
Serine Residue ◽  
Relative Resistance ◽  
Salt Diet ◽  
Spontaneously Hypertensive ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Female Sex Hormones ◽  
Oxide Synthase ◽  
Salt Sensitive Hypertension

Initial studies found that female Dahl salt-sensitive (DS) rats exhibit greater blood pressure (BP) salt sensitivity than female spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). On the basis of the central role played by NO in sodium excretion and BP control, we further tested the hypothesis that blunted increases in BP in female SHR will be accompanied by greater increases in renal inner medullary nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity and expression in response to a high-salt (HS) diet compared with DS rats. Gonad-intact and ovariectomized (OVX) female SHR and DS rats were placed on normal salt (NS; 0.4% salt) or HS (4% salt) diet for 2 wk. OVX did not alter BP in SHR, and HS diet produced a modest increase in BP. OVX significantly increased BP in DS rats on NS; HS further increased BP in all DS rats, although OVX had a greater increase in BP. Renal inner medullary NOS activity, total NOS3 protein, and NOS3 phosphorylated on serine residue 1177 were not altered by salt or OVX in either strain. NOS1 protein expression, however, significantly increased with HS only in SHR, and this corresponded to an increase in urinary nitrate/nitrite excretion. SHR also exhibit greater NOS1 and NOS3 protein expression than DS rats. These data indicate that female sex hormones offer protection against HS-mediated elevations in BP in DS rats but not SHR. We propose that the relative resistance to HS-mediated increases in BP in SHR is related to greater NOS expression and the ability to increase NOS1 protein expression compared with DS rats.

The influence of female sex hormones on nasal reactivity in seasonal allergic rhinitis

Allergy ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 54 (8) ◽  
pp. 865-871 ◽  
Author(s):  
Up Stübner ◽  
Ue Berger ◽  
J Toth ◽  
B Marks ◽  
F Horak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Allergic Rhinitis ◽  
Sex Hormones ◽  
Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Female Sex Hormones

The role of female sex hormones in the development and severity of allergic and non-allergic asthma

2009 ◽  
Vol 39 (10) ◽  
pp. 1477-1481 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. van den Berge ◽  
H. I. Heijink ◽  
A. J. M. van Oosterhout ◽  
D. S. Postma
Keyword(s):  
Allergic Asthma ◽  
Sex Hormones ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Female Sex Hormones
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