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Cognitive function in association with sex hormones in postmenopausal women.

Kocoska-Maras L, Rådestad AF, Carlström K, Bäckström T, von Schoultz B, Hirschberg AL

Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology11 Sept 2012Cited by 22 (Europe PMC)

PMID22967437 (opens in a new tab)DOI10.3109/09513590.2012.705385 (opens in a new tab)PepBankPUB-22967437
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Results from this study1

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Natural levels measured1

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  1. 01HumanEndogenous levelObservational studyOther

    In healthy postmenopausal women, higher serum oxytocin levels were negatively correlated with spatial ability.

    In plain wordsIn postmenopausal women, higher natural oxytocin levels in blood were linked to lower spatial ability.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    DecreaseSpatial ability and serum oxytocin
    Study

    n = 200

    Outcome group
    Cognition and memory · Nervous system and cognition

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Spatial ability showed a negative correlation with serum estradiol, estradiol/testosterone ratio, oxytocin levels
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    Two-hundred healthy postmenopausal women were randomly assigned to receive estrogen, testosterone or placebo treatment for 1 month.

    This result measures the body's own Oxytocin. Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.

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  1. Version 2Current

    11 Oct 2026, 01:30 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 1

    9 Oct 2026, 02:50 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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