Postnatal Dysregulation of Androgens in Extremely Preterm Male Infants
The HPG axis is activated immediately after birth in extremely preterm infant males, resulting in an androgen pulse occurring several months earlier than during a normal pregnancy. The long-term implications of high androgen exposure during a sensitive neurodevelopmental period warrant further studies.
Authors
- Anders Nilsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3631-0783)
- Ann Hellström (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9259-1244)
- Andreas Landin
- Mats X. Andersson
- Henrik Ryberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2652-6612)
- Chatarina Löfqvist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4371-5164)
- Karin Sävman
- Matti Poutanen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8953-1734)
- Aldina Pivodic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2224-3236)
- Ulrika Sjöbom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4844-2396)
- Claes Ohlsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9633-2805)
Institutions
- University of Turku (FI)
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SE)
- Region Västra Götaland (SE)
- Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SE)
- Neuroscience Institute (IT)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Endocrine Society
- Published
- 2024-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvae179
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.70
Funders
- Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse
- Vetenskapsrådet
- Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset