Stachenfeld NS
Sex hormone effects on body fluid regulation. [Journal Article]
Exerc Sport Sci Rev 2008 Jul; 36(3):152-9.
In young women, estradiol and progesterone primarily control reproduction, but they also affect fluid regulation. Estradiol lowers the operating point for osmoregulation of arginine vasopressin and thirst and increases plasma volume. Although total body water and sodium content are only mildly affected, data presented in this article suggest that reproductive hormones alter homeostatic set points for body fluid and tonicity.
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