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Sex hormones in the gut soar during pregnancy — thanks to busy bacteria
![Artists' illustration of the inside of a pink healthy human gut with villi](https://cdn.statically.io/img/media.nature.com/w767/magazine-assets/d41586-024-01531-5/d41586-024-01531-5_27145630.jpg)
The gut (artist’s impression) is home to bacteria that can convert immune molecules into sex hormones. Credit: Thom Leach/SPL
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Nature 630, 11 (2024)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-01531-5
References
McCurry, M. D. et al. Cell https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2024.05.005 (2024).