Loss of Ovarian Hormones and Accelerated Somatic and Mental Aging | Zendy

Walter A. Rocca | Zendy; Liliana Gazzuola Rocca | Zendy; Carin Y. Smith | Zendy; Brandon R. Grossardt | Zendy; Stephanie S. Faubion | Zendy; Lynne T. Shuster | Zendy; James L. Kirkland | Zendy; Nathan K. LeBrasseur | Zendy; Marissa J. Schafer | Zendy; Michelle M. Mielke | Zendy; Kejal Kantarci | Zendy; Elizabeth A. Stewart | Zendy; Virginia M. Miller | Zendy

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Loss of Ovarian Hormones and Accelerated Somatic and Mental Aging

Author(s) -

Walter A. Rocca,

Liliana Gazzuola Rocca,

Carin Y. Smith,

Brandon R. Grossardt,

Stephanie S. Faubion,

Lynne T. Shuster,

James L. Kirkland,

Nathan K. LeBrasseur,

Marissa J. Schafer,

Michelle M. Mielke,

Kejal Kantarci,

Elizabeth A. Stewart,

Virginia M. Miller

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

physiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.14

H-Index - 125

eISSN - 1548-9213

pISSN - 1548-9221

DOI - 10.1152/physiol.00024.2018

Subject(s) - hormone , estrogen , oophorectomy , somatic cell , physiology , medicine , menopause , ovary , biology , endocrinology , hysterectomy , pathology , biochemistry , gene

Bilateral oophorectomy in premenopausal women is a unique condition causing the abrupt and premature loss of ovarian hormones, primarily estrogen. Bilateral oophorectomy causes an alteration of several fundamental aging processes at the cellular, tissue, organ, and system levels, leading to multimorbidity, frailty, and reduced survival. However, many questions remain unanswered.

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