Gillian Einstein

ORCID: 0000-0002-0770-5471 · 3 papers in corpus
2021
Do oral contraceptives affect young women's memory? Dopamine-dependent working memory is influenced by COMT genotype, but not time of pill ingestion.
PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0252807

BackgroundDespite the widespread use of oral contraceptives (OCs), and the well-documented influence of estrogens, notably 17β-estradiol (E2), on cognition, research relating OCs to working memory is limited and mixed. Two factors may contr…

2019
The many menopauses: searching the cognitive research literature for menopause types.
Menopause (New York, N.Y.) ·doi:10.1097/gme.0000000000001171

ObjectiveRecent evidence suggests that early or induced menopause increases the risk for cognitive impairment and dementia. Given the potential for different cognitive outcomes due to menopause types, it is important that present research o…

review 2014
Ovarian hormones and chronic pain: A comprehensive review
Pain ·doi:10.1016/j.pain.2014.08.027

Most chronic noncancer pain (CNCP) conditions are more common in women and have been reported to worsen, particularly during the peak reproductive years. This phenomenon suggests that ovarian hormones might play a role in modulating CNCP pa…