Changes in skin topography during hormone therapy.
The influence of female sex hormones on skin aging has repeatedly been investigated with contradictory results. In our study, the skin roughness of eight women receiving hormone therapy decreased significantly by approximately 15% in 12 months. Our results provide new evidence of the antiaging effect of female sex hormones.
Kaatz
Martin
M
Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany.
Elsner
Peter
P
Koehler
Martin Johannes
MJ
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging / Q000187:drug effects; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004958:Estradiol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D005260:Female; D020249:Hormone Replacement Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009277:Nandrolone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D015595:Skin Aging / Q000187:drug effects*
C023635:dienogest; D004958:Estradiol; D009277:Nandrolone