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Introduction: The oestrogen hypothesis proposes that the lower need for neuroleptic drugs in female schizophrenia patients is caused by the antidopaminergic effect of oestrogens, and that when oestrogen production decreases at menopause, the need for neuroleptic drugs increases in female schizophrenia patients. Subjects and method: The oestrogen hypothesis was tested in a sample of 4338 schizophrenia...
According to the literature, schizophrenia begins in men earlier than in women. It has been argued that the gender-bound age difference is due to the protective antidopaminergic effect of estrogens in women. However, the effect of gender on the age of onset may vary between different types of schizophrenias, and can also be modulated by marital status and by age at onset of illness. Comprehensive...
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