Is exposure to high levels of maternal intrauterine testosterone a causal factor common to male sex, autism, gender dysphoria, and non-right-handedness?

被引：3
作者：
James, William H. [1 ]
Grech, Victor [2 ]
机构：
[1] UCL, Dept Genet Evolut & Environm, Galton Lab, London, England
[2] Mater Dei Hosp, Med Sch, Dept Paediat, Msida, Malta
来源：
EARLY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT | 2020年 / 141卷
关键词：
PARENTAL HORMONE-LEVELS; PRENATAL STRESS; BIRTH-ORDER; RATIO; LATERALIZATION; TIME; HYPOTHESIS; SONS;
D O I：
10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2019.104872
中图分类号：
R71 [妇产科学];
学科分类号：
100211 ;
摘要：
We present evidence that male sex, autism, gender dysphoria and non-right-handedness share a common cause, viz. high levels of maternal first-trimester intrauterine testosterone. This provides an explanation for the (as yet unexplained) co-occurrences and co-morbidities between these conditions and pathologies.
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