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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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Insights into reproductive psychiatry: A literature review
Hena Jawaid1, Waliyah Mughis2
1 Instructor, Department of Psychiatry, Aga Khan University Hospital, , Stadium Road PO Box 3500, Karachi, 74800, Pakistan
2 Research Specialist, Department of Psychiatry, Aga Khan University Hospital, , Stadium Road PO Box 3500, Karachi, 74800, Pakistan
Correspondence Address:
Hena Jawaid
Department of Psychiatry, Aga Khan University Hospital, Pakistan, Stadium Road PO Box 3500, Karachi
Pakistan
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.5530/ami.2016.1.37
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This review article scrutinizes the role of male and female reproductive hormones on behavioural and psychological levels. Research suggests that estrogen serves as a protective hormone against psychosis in females, and that women are most prone to acute psychotic states during their menopausal years. Estrogen-driven dopamine levels are regulated, as shown by strong evidence that younger females are less likely to experience psychosis than older women. However, higher testosterone levels in males can cause an upsurge of dopamine levels, making younger men more prone to psychosis than older males. The role of other reproductive hormones (such as pregnenolone) on dopamine levels and therefore risk of psychosis is also explored from a psychiatric angle.
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