[HTML][HTML] Role of precision medicine and personalized medicine in the treatment of diseases

M Farrokhi, F Taheri, PJ Khouzani, E Rahmani… - Kindle, 2023 - preferpub.org
Precision medicine and personalized medicine are two approaches to healthcare that aim to
tailor medical treatments and interventions to individual patients. These approaches are …

Oral Contraceptives and the Risk of Psychiatric Side Effects: A Review

J Ciarcia, LM Huckins - Complex Psychiatry, 2024 - karger.com
Abstract Background: Oral contraceptives (OCs) are an essential medicine used by millions
of people every day. Given the widespread usage of these medicines, even a small increase …

Misconceptions, Misinformation, and Misperceptions: A Case for Removing the “Mis‐” When Discussing Contraceptive Beliefs

R Stevens, K Machiyama, CV Mavodza… - Studies in Family …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Beliefs about contraception are commonly conceptualized as playing an important role in
contraceptive decision‐making. Interventions designed to address beliefs typically include …

Sex Differences in Stress Susceptibility as a Key Mechanism Underlying Depression Risk

S Mengelkoch, GM Slavich - Current Psychiatry Reports, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Although females are at relatively greater risk for a variety of
disorders, including depression, the biological mechanisms underlying this striking health …

[HTML][HTML] Hormonal contraceptive use is associated with differences in women's inflammatory and psychological reactivity to an acute social stressor

S Mengelkoch, J Gassen, GM Slavich, SE Hill - Brain, Behavior, and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Women using hormonal contraceptives (HCs) exhibit numerous signs of chronic
inflammation, including elevated C-reactive protein levels and greater risk of develo** …

The search for the relationship between female hormonal status, alpha oscillations, and aperiodic features of resting state EEG

R Gaižauskaitė, L Gladutytė, I Zelionkaitė… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Fluctuations in sex steroid levels during the menstrual cycle and the use of hormonal
contraceptives have been linked to changes in cognitive function and emotions in females …

Beyond Birth Control: The Neuroscience of Hormonal Contraceptives

JM Lacasse, C Heller, S Kheloui, N Ismail… - Journal of …, 2024 - jneurosci.org
Hormonal contraceptives (HCs) are one of the most highly prescribed classes of drugs in the
world used for both contraceptive and noncontraceptive purposes. Despite their prevalent …

[HTML][HTML] Longitudinal changes in sexual desire and attraction among women who started using the Natural Cycles app

J Gassen, S Mengelkoch, D Shanmugam… - Hormones and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Many women experience sexual side effects, such as decreased libido, when taking
hormonal contraceptives (HCs). However, little is known about the extent to which libido …

Starting the pill during adolescence: Age of onset and duration of use influence morphology of the hippocampus and ventromedial prefrontal cortex

A Brouillard, LM Davignon… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
From adolescence, women become more likely to experience fear dysregulation. Oral
contraceptives (OCs) can modulate the brain regions involved in fear processes. OCs are …

Adaptive Calibration of Dyadic Sexual Desire Is Sex Differentiated and Disrupted by Hormonal Contraceptives

JE French, A Makhanova, AL Meltzer - Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2024 - Springer
Adaptive calibration models suggest that features of people's childhood ecologies can
shape their reproductive outcomes in adulthood. Given the importance of dyadic sexual …