Maternal Androgen Excess Significantly Impairs Sexual Behavior in Male and Female Mouse Offspring: Perspective for a Biological Origin of Sexual Dysfunction in PCOS

    February 2023 in “ Frontiers in Endocrinology ”
    Nina Donaldson, Melanie Prescott, Amy Ruddenklau … Elodie Desroziers
    Studysummary In this study, prenatal androgen exposure was linked to altered sexual behaviors in both male and female mice, with specific effects on mounting and lordosis behaviors.
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