@article{bibcite_7161, keywords = {Allogregnanolone, Alzheimer{\textquoteright}s disease, Estrogen, Fetal microchimerism, Immune, Maternal, multiple sclerosis, Postpartum depression, Progesterone, Prolactin, Stroke}, author = {Nicholas P. Deems and Benedetta Leuner}, title = {Pregnancy, postpartum and parity: Resilience and vulnerability in brain health and disease}, abstract = {Risk and resilience in brain health and disease can be influenced by a variety of factors. While there is a growing appreciation to consider sex as one of these factors, far less attention has been paid to sex-specific variables that may differentially impact females such as pregnancy and reproductive history. In this review, we focus on nervous system disorders which show a female bias and for which there is data from basic research and clinical studies pointing to modification in disease risk and progression during pregnancy, postpartum and/or as a result of parity: multiple sclerosis (MS), depression, stroke, and Alzheimer{\textquoteright}s disease (AD). In doing so, we join others (Shors, 2016; Galea et al., 2018a) in aiming to illustrate the importance of looking beyond sex in neuroscience research.}, year = {2020}, journal = {Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology}, volume = {57}, pages = {100820}, month = {2020-04-01}, issn = {0091-3022}, url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091302220300017}, doi = {10.1016/j.yfrne.2020.100820}, }