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  2. Ghrelin - Wikipedia

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    Ghrelin (/ ˈ ɡ r ɛ l ɪ n /; or lenomorelin, INN) is a hormone primarily produced by enteroendocrine cells of the gastrointestinal tract, especially the stomach, [5] [6] and is often called a "hunger hormone" because it increases the drive to eat. [6]

  3. Timeline of human prenatal development - Wikipedia

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    Gestational age: 6 weeks and 0 days until 6 weeks and 6 days old. 43–49 days from last menstruation. Embryonic age: Week nr 5. 4 weeks old. 29–35 days from fertilization. The embryo measures 8 mm (0.31 in) in length and weighs about 1 gram. [4] Optic vesicles and optic cups form the start of the developing eye. Nasal pits form.

  4. Maternal physiological changes in pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    Cardiac output increases throughout early pregnancy, and peaks in the third trimester, usually to 30-50% above baseline. [6] Estrogen mediates this rise in cardiac output by increasing the pre-load and stroke volume, mainly via a higher overall blood volume (which increases by 40–50%). [22]

  5. Growth hormone - Wikipedia

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    [65] [66] At the same time, anti-aging clinics where doctors prescribe, administer, and sell HGH to people are big business. [ 65 ] [ 67 ] In a 2012 article in Vanity Fair , when asked how HGH prescriptions far exceed the number of adult patients estimated to have HGH-deficiency, Dragos Roman, who leads a team at the FDA that reviews drugs in ...

  6. Growth hormone therapy - Wikipedia

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    Because this was new technology, approval was deferred as lengthy safety trials continued over the next four years. [28] In 1985, four young adults in the U.S. having received NPA growth hormone in the 1960s developed CJD (Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease). The connection was recognized within a few months, and use of human pituitary GH rapidly ceased.

  7. Male birth control gel is safe and effective, new trial ...

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    The trial involved 222 men, ages 18 to 50, who applied 5 milliliters of the gel (about a teaspoon) to each of their shoulder blades once per day. The second part of the two-part trial is still ...

  8. Effects of hormones on sexual motivation - Wikipedia

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    Men experience sexual dysfunction at testosterone levels of below 300 ng/dL, with men that have levels of testosterone of approximately 200 ng/dL often experiencing such problems. [28] Complete loss of testicular testosterone production resulting in testosterone levels within the castrate range (95% decrease, to 15 ng/dL on average) with ...

  9. Should you contribute to a 401(k) over the age of 65? - AOL

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    My debts amount to about $40.000.00, Home equity and a mortgage. Small amount in credit cards. After deductions of 401K and taxes and utilities my take home pay is over $1,000.00 a month. I own my ...