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hormone

[hawr-mohn] / ˈhɔr moʊn /


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GLP-1 medications are designed to mimic a natural hormone that the body already produces, giving a person an extra boost of the “I’m full” hormone, according to Stanford Medicine clinicians.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

And in 2010, the Bureau of Prisons made a new rule that prisoners could start hormone treatment in prison if it was “medically indicated.”

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026

Dr Nicky Keay, an expert in hormone health, says many of these symptoms stem from hormonal disruption caused by insufficient energy intake.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

They found that the hormone accelerated stem cell differentiation, suggesting that at least part of the mechanism observed in mice may also operate in humans.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

The ability to marry and pass as a normal woman in society are also important goals, both of which will not be possible without feminizing surgery and hormone treatment.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Before 2026, the rule has been that if you were getting hormones at the time you’re incarcerated, you’d continue to get them during your incarceration.

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026

But on Jan. 26, 2025, less than a week after Donald Trump took office, BOP staff told her she couldn’t get hormones any more.

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026

"In order to have healthy hormones, they need to be fed regularly. If you're not doing that and there's an energy deficit, often some of those hormone systems will slow down or shut down completely."

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

To determine what caused these differences, the scientists investigated the influence of male and female sex hormones.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

I wanted to reach out for him, to put my hand on his shoulder, to let him excrete stress hormones or scream or do whatever he needed to do.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram


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