title: Yoga increased serum estrogen levels in postmenopausal women-a case report.
abstract: This case report aimed to evaluate 4 months of yoga practice on the quality of life (QOL) and estradiol levels of two postmenopausal women.
  
  
  
  Participants were clinically healthy postmenopausal women, with follicle-stimulating hormone levels greater than or equal to 30 mIU/mL and a body mass index lower than 30 kg/m. The participants practiced yoga for 4 months in two 1-hour sessions per week.
  
  
  
  The participants exhibited an abnormal estrogen-level increase after 4 months of yoga practice and showed QOL improvements.
  
  
  
  In some cases, yoga practice can affect the female neuroendocrine system, increasing estrogen and improving QOL.
authors.affiliation: 1Departamento de Psicobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 2Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 3International Yoga Teachers Association, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 4Departamento de Ginecologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 5Departamento de Ginecologia, Casa de Saúde Santa Marcelina, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rui Ferreira
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Afonso
authors.forename: Elisa Harumi
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Kozasa
authors.forename: Dinah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: José Roberto
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Leite
authors.forename: Sérgio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tufik
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hachul
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D004967:Estrogens / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017698:Postmenopause / Q000097:blood*; D011788:Quality of Life; D015013:Yoga
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone