Brain activity during a post-stress working memory task differs between the hormone-present and hormone-absent phase of hormonal contraception

Brain activity during a post-stress working memory task differs between the hormone-present and hormone-absent phase of hormonal contraception

Taking hormonal contraceptives (HCs) affects the magnitude of the hormonal stress response and cognition. HCs are usually administered in a monthly cycle with both synthetic-hormone-containing and synthetic-hormone-absent phases. The synthetic hormones contained in HCs affect a wide range of neuroph...

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Main Authors: Alexandra Ycaza Herrera, Ricardo Velasco, Sophia Faude, Jessica D. White, Philipp C. Opitz, Ringo Huang, Kristie Tu, Mara Mather
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:Neurobiology of Stress
Subjects:
Hormonal contraception
Contraceptive phase
Stress
Working memory
fMRI
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352289520300382

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