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. 2025 Oct;42(10):e70109.
doi: 10.1111/dme.70109. Epub 2025 Jul 17.

Understanding women's sex hormone physiology-A priority in diabetes care

Céline Isabelle Laesser  1   2   3 , Bettina Weber  1   4 , David Studer  1   4 , Reem Jalal Alshareef  5 , Lia Bally  1
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Understanding women's sex hormone physiology-A priority in diabetes care

Céline Isabelle Laesser et al. Diabet Med. 2025 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: diabetes mellitus, type 1; diabetes mellitus, type 2; energy metabolism; gonadal steroid hormones; menstrual cycle; polycystic ovary syndrome.

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Conflict of interest statement

CIL has received a YTCR grant from both the Bangerter‐Rhyner Foundation and the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences, as well as support from the Siegenthaler Foundation. LB received a grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF‐Grant 10000574). None of the authors reports conflicts of interest related to this work.

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