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Kisspeptin and brain imaging: a mechanistic human study

Brain imaging can investigate a pathway without proving a clinical treatment effect.

Clinical trialPaper year: 2017Kisspeptin

01 / DESIGN

What was studied?

The researchers compared kisspeptin with a control intervention in 29 healthy young heterosexual men, using brain imaging, hormonal measurements and psychological assessments.

02 / FINDINGS

What did the researchers report?

Kisspeptin altered activity in brain regions responding to sexual and couple-bonding stimuli. Some changes were associated with measured psychological responses.

03 / LIMITS

How should it be interpreted?

The small, selected sample and mechanistic endpoints do not establish treatment effectiveness for a sexual or mood disorder. Findings should not be generalized to all populations or treated as evidence for a catalog formulation.

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