In the last decade, there has been a remarkable surge in research on the neural and
behavioral correlates of hormonal contraceptive use, particularly oral contraceptive use …

Steroid hormones influence different aspects of brain function, including development,
neurogenesis, neuronal excitability, and plasticity, thus affecting emotional states, cognition …

The menstrual cycle is characterized by predictable patterns of physiological change across
timescales. Although patterns of reproductive hormones across the menstrual cycle …

Oral contraceptives (OCs) are widely used. While the physical impacts of OCs have been
well researched, there is increasing interest on potential impacts of OCs on brain, behaviour …

Women's psychological and behavioral responses to hormonal contraceptive (HC) treatment
can be highly variable. One of the great challenges to researchers seeking to improve the …

Transient shifts in testosterone occur during competition and are thought to positively
influence dominance behavior aimed at enhancing social status. However, individual …

Hormonal contraceptives (HCs), prescribed to millions of women around the world, alter the
ovarian hormonal cycle resulting in neurobehavioral changes in HC users. Human …

Oral contraceptives (OC) and endogenous female sex hormones in naturally cycling women
(NC) are related to a wide range of psychological variables (eg, cognition and affect). Little …

Emerging evidence suggests that hormonal contraceptives (HCs) impact psychological
outcomes through alterations in neurophysiology. In this review, we first introduce a …

Abstract The Fertility-Assertiveness Hypothesis posits that women affect their environment
and assert their desires more so during the fertile compared to non-fertile phase of their …