Aromatase Inhibition Eliminates Sexual Receptivity Without Enhancing Weight Gain in Ovariectomized Marmoset Monkeys.

Marissa Kraynak Molly M WillgingAlex L KuehlmannAmita A KapoorMatthew T Flowers Ricki J Colman Jon E Levine David H Abbott

Published in: Journal of the Endocrine Society (2022)

Our findings provide the first evidence for extra-ovarian estradiol contributing to female sexual behavior in a nonhuman primate, and prompt speculation that extra-ovarian estradiol, and in particular neuroestrogens, may similarly regulate sexual motivation in other primates, including humans.

Keyphrases

weight gain
mental health
body mass index
birth weight
estrogen receptor
physical activity