Blood pressure and water regulation: understanding sex hormone effects within and between men and women
Wenner MM, Stachenfeld NS. Blood pressure and water regulation: understanding sex hormone effects within and between men and women. The Journal Of Physiology 2012, 590: 5949-5961. PMID: 23027816, PMCID: PMC3530109, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2012.236752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian hormone exposureBlood pressureHormone exposureHormone effectsYoung womenOvarian hormone effectsSuppress reproductive functionBlood pressure controlFirst-line treatmentSex differencesEffects of estrogenPlasma volume expansionCause of deathSex hormone effectsBody fluid regulationGreater morbidityHealthy womenLine treatmentOvarian hormonesMenopausal womenBody water balanceOrthostatic toleranceProgesterone exposureMenstrual cycleHormone administration