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Volume 33, No. 9 October 2002

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  Hormones and behavior

Pheromones, in context
In a field plagued by murky results and marketing hype, a few things are finally becoming clear.

A pheromone by any other name

More male than male
New research is confirming the relationship between steroids and aggression, while raising questions about the long-term psychological consequences of teen-age steroid abuse.

Canceled trial is yielding useful data
Behavioral scientists are busy mining data from the Women's Health Initiative's halted hormone-replacement therapy trial.

Hormone therapy for men?

The postpartum cuddles: Inspired by hormones?
Understanding how hormones influence women's behavior, mood and bonding postpartum is proving complex.

Is PMDD real?
Researchers, physicians and psychologists fall on various sides of the debate over premenstrual dysphoric disorder.

 

 


 
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