2014
Hormonal Changes During Menopause and the Impact on Fluid Regulation
Stachenfeld NS. Hormonal Changes During Menopause and the Impact on Fluid Regulation. Reproductive Sciences 2014, 21: 555-561. PMID: 24492487, PMCID: PMC3984489, DOI: 10.1177/1933719113518992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHormone therapySodium retentionMenopausal womenFluid regulationCardiovascular functionAldosterone-mediated sodium retentionRisk of hyponatremiaBlood pressure responseFemale reproductive hormonesFluid-regulating hormonesBody fluid volumeRisk of dehydrationBody fluid regulationEstrogen therapyHypervolemic hyponatremiaCardiovascular riskEstradiol effectsSodium loadProgesterone exposureMineralocorticoid receptorProgestogen exposureReproductive hormonesReproductive surgeryHormonal changesDistal tubules
2012
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
2009
Sex hormone effects on body fluid and sodium regulation in women with and without exercise-associated hyponatremia
Stachenfeld NS, Taylor HS. Sex hormone effects on body fluid and sodium regulation in women with and without exercise-associated hyponatremia. Journal Of Applied Physiology 2009, 107: 864-872. PMID: 19556454, DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.91211.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExercise-associated hyponatremiaSodium lossGonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonistPeak oxygen consumptionMin of exerciseHistory of hyponatremiaHigh water intakeGnRH-antFluid retentionHormone antagonistProgesterone exposureEndurance exerciseDay 4Hormone effectsDay 13HyponatremiaSodium regulationHormone conditionsWomenHypoWater intakeOxygen consumptionProgesteroneExerciseLittle fall