2023
DOI: 10.1002/mus.27942
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Exposure to endogenous and exogenous sex hormones and reproductive history influence prognosis in women with ALS

Abstract: Introduction/AimsAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease with a higher incidence in men suggesting an influence of sex steroids. Our objective was to investigate past exposure to endogenous and synthetic steroids in female ALS patients and controls.MethodsWe administered a questionnaire to 158 postmenopausal women (75 ALS patients and 83 controls). We calculated reproductive time span (RTS), lifetime endogenous estrogen (LEE) and progesterone exposures (LPE), oral contraceptive… Show more

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