Endogenous sex hormones, sex hormone-binding globulin, and muscle health: insights into sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity from the Women’s Health Initiative

By afschroeder • February 18, 2026

Osmancevic A, Daka B, Larson JC, Allison M, Burney RO, Shadyab AH, Cauley JA, Crandall CJ. Endogenous sex hormones, sex hormone-binding globulin, and muscle health: insights into sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity from the Women's Health Initiative. Menopause. 2026 Feb 17. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000002734. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41701631.

Tags: endocrinology, General Internal Medicine, Postmenopause, Publications, sarcopenia, Sarcopenic obesity, Sex hormones, Skeletal muscle, Women

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