Hair-Based Assessment of Sex Steroid Hormones in Patients With Anorexia Nervosa

    December 2022 in “ Metabolites ”
    Victoria-Luise Batury, Friederike I. Tam, Inger Hellerhoff … Stefan Ehrlich
    Studysummary This study found that progesterone levels were suppressed in underweight anorexia nervosa patients compared to healthy controls, as measured through hair analysis, and did not increase during short-term weight restoration.
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