Effect of different hormonal replacement therapies on circulating allopregnanolone and dehydroepiandrosterone levels in postmenopausal women

This study, published in Gynecological Endocrinology in 2003 (PMID: 12724021), examined the effects of various hormone replacement therapy (HRT) regimens on neurosteroid levels in 186 postmenopausal women over 12 months. Results showed that all HRT preparations significantly increased allopregnanolone levels, a neurosteroid with sedative and anxiolytic properties, suggesting a potential