2023
The Biological Basis of Sex Differences in Athletic Performance: Consensus Statement for the American College of Sports Medicine
HUNTER S, ANGADI S, BHARGAVA A, HARPER J, HIRSCHBERG A, LEVINE B, MOREAU K, NOKOFF N, STACHENFELD N, BERMON S. The Biological Basis of Sex Differences in Athletic Performance: Consensus Statement for the American College of Sports Medicine. Medicine & Science In Sports & Exercise 2023, 55: 2328-2360. PMID: 37772882, DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000003300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAthletic PerformanceFemaleGonadal Steroid HormonesHumansMaleSex CharacteristicsSports MedicineTestosteroneTestosterone CongenersUnited StatesConceptsSex steroid hormonesConsensus statementAthletic performanceEndogenous sex steroid hormonesSex differencesSteroid hormonesOnset of pubertyExercise trainingMuscle strengthAcute boutFundamental sex differencesSex hormonesAmerican CollegeParticular testosteroneAdult menSports medicineTraining statusHigh-impact studiesHormoneSimilar ageNonphysiological factorsPrimary determinantMalesBiological basisWomen
2022
Are there sex differences in risk for exertional heat stroke? A translational approach
Giersch GEW, Garcia CK, Stachenfeld N, Charkoudian N. Are there sex differences in risk for exertional heat stroke? A translational approach. Quarterly Journal Of Experimental Physiology And Cognate Medical Sciences 2022, 107: 1136-1143. PMID: 35598159, DOI: 10.1113/ep090402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBody Temperature RegulationFemaleGonadal Steroid HormonesHeat Stress DisordersHeat StrokeHumansMaleSex CharacteristicsConceptsExertional heat strokeHeat strokeRisk factorsTranslational approachCentral nervous system dysfunctionNervous system dysfunctionFemale sex hormonesSex differencesHuman researchOrgan damageFatal conditionSystem dysfunctionSex hormonesPhysical activityStrokeTranslational modelOccupational workersRiskMilitary personnelAnimalsTreatmentHuman modelReviewFuture investigationsPhysiological differences
2016
Sex hormone effects on autonomic and endothelial function
Stachenfeld NS. Sex hormone effects on autonomic and endothelial function. Quarterly Journal Of Experimental Physiology And Cognate Medical Sciences 2016, 101: 347-348. PMID: 27511123, DOI: 10.1113/ep085720.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2015
Sex hormone effects on autonomic mechanisms of thermoregulation in humans
Charkoudian N, Stachenfeld N. Sex hormone effects on autonomic mechanisms of thermoregulation in humans. Autonomic Neuroscience 2015, 196: 75-80. PMID: 26674572, DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2015.11.004.ChaptersMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBody TemperatureBody Temperature RegulationGonadal Steroid HormonesHumansSex FactorsSkinSweatingConceptsAutonomic mechanismsReproductive hormonesBody temperatureCentral autonomic nucleusHeat dissipation responsePolycystic ovary syndromeFemale reproductive hormonesPeripheral blood vesselsInfluence of progesteroneSkin blood flowAutonomic nucleiOvary syndromePeripheral effectsMenstrual cycleHormone levelsBlood flowHormone effectsLow body temperatureBlood vesselsEstrogenHigh body temperatureRecent evidenceMenopauseProgesteroneThermoregulatory responses
2014
Reproductive Hormone Influences on Thermoregulation in Women
Charkoudian N, Stachenfeld NS. Reproductive Hormone Influences on Thermoregulation in Women. 2014, 4: 793-804. PMID: 24715568, DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c130029.ChaptersConceptsReproductive hormonesHormone exposurePeripheral thermal informationReproductive hormone effectsMale reproductive hormonesBody temperatureThermoregulatory responsesProgesterone/progestinsPeripheral mechanismsAnterior hypothalamusPreoptic areaHormone influenceHormone effectsLow body temperatureBody heatingYoung womenThermoregulatory controlEnvironmental exposuresWomenHormoneMajor quantitative differencesProgestinsAndrogensEstrogenPhysiological thermoregulatory responsesChallenges and methodology for testing young healthy women in physiological studies
Stachenfeld NS, Taylor HS. Challenges and methodology for testing young healthy women in physiological studies. AJP Endocrinology And Metabolism 2014, 306: e849-e853. PMID: 24569589, PMCID: PMC3989744, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00038.2014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsContraceptives, Oral, HormonalFemaleGonadal Steroid HormonesHealthHormone AntagonistsHumansMaleMenstrual CyclePatient SelectionPhysiological PhenomenaResearch DesignWomenConceptsHormone exposureGonadotropin-releasing hormone agonistFemale gonadal hormonesReproductive hormone exposureHealth careYoung healthy womenWomen's health careNIH Revitalization ActEffects of hormonesHealthy womenHormone agonistFemale reproductive physiologyGonadal hormonesHormone effectsPhysiological studiesHormoneWomenPhysiological responsesStronger research designsEndogenous hormonesRevitalization ActMenReproductive physiologyExposureMethods investigators
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