title: [Cigarette smoking and hormonal changes in the course of the menstrual cycle].
abstract: ACTH, cortisol and PRL plasma levels were determined on day 7, 14, and 21 of the menstrual cycle in 20 females with hypertrichosis of whom 10 were smokers and 10 non-smokers. Significantly raised levels of all hormones considered were found in smokers throughout the cycle. These findings suggest a possible relationship between objective symptoms (hypertrichosis) and nicotine, mediated by complex changes in the endocrine pattern and presumably also due to the action of nicotine on the central nervous system.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Paologia Medica I, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Sartori
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sellini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baccarini
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fabiani
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000097:blood; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D006983:Hypertrichosis / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D008597:Menstrual Cycle / Q000187:drug effects*; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D011388:Prolactin; D006854:Hydrocortisone
vernacular_title: Fumo di sigaretta e modificazioni ormonali nel corso del ciclo.