Hormones
Estrogen And The Female Brain
Researchers spent forty years studying male brains. The picture is finally widening.
Estrogen is not just a reproductive hormone. It is a brain hormone, threaded through memory, mood and language. The drop in perimenopause is, in part, a neurological event.
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Dr. Amara Okonkwo
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Board-certified OB/GYN. Translates clinical research into language that women can actually use.
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