Prenatal versus postnatal sex steroid hormone effects on autistic traits in children at 18 to 24 months of age
Auyeung B, Ahluwalia J, Thomson L, Taylor K, Hackett G, O’Donnell K, Baron-Cohen S. Prenatal versus postnatal sex steroid hormone effects on autistic traits in children at 18 to 24 months of age. Molecular Autism 2012, 3: 17. PMID: 23231861, PMCID: PMC3554559, DOI: 10.1186/2040-2392-3-17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMonths of ageAndrogen exposureSex steroid hormone effectsFT levelsSex steroid hormone levelsSex steroid hormonesSteroid hormone levelsSecond trimester amniocentesisSteroid hormone effectsMonths old toddlersPostnatal androgen exposurePrenatal androgen exposureConclusionsThese preliminary findingsEstradiol levelsPostnatal exposurePregnant womenPrenatal exposureHormone levelsPostnatal testosterone levelsTestosterone levelsAndrogen hormonesAmniotic fluidLarger sample populationHormone effectsSteroid hormones