Prenatal Testosterone Associates With Blood Pressure in Young Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study

Hypertension. 2021 May 5;77(5):1756-1764. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.120.16256. Epub 2021 Mar 29.

Authors

Chi Le-Ha¹, Lawrence J Beilin¹, Sally Burrows¹, Jeffrey A Keelan², Martha Hickey^#³, Trevor A Mori^#¹

Affiliations

¹ From the Medical School, Royal Perth Hospital Campus (C.L-H, L.J.B., S.B., T.A.M.), the University of Western Australia, Perth.
² the School of Biomedical Sciences (J.A.K.), the University of Western Australia, Perth.
³ the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia (M.H.).

^# Contributed equally.

PMID: 33775121
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.120.16256

Abstract

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Keywords: blood pressure; fetal testosterone; hypertension; pregnancy; prenatal hormones.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Blood Pressure / physiology*
Female
Fetal Development / physiology*
Humans
Male
Pregnancy
Prospective Studies
Sex Factors
Testosterone / blood*
Young Adult

Substances

Testosterone