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. 2023 Jul 13;14:1131995. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1131995

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Main effect of current HC use duration on ACC and amygdala connectivity. (A) Current HC users showed lower connectivity between the right ACC and right insula/bilateral post-central gyrus, the longer the use of HC, irrespective of the androgenicity (in green). (B) Independently of the androgenicity of the HC, current users showed lower connectivity between left (in blue) and right (in purple) amygdala with left prefrontal cortex the longer the use of the HC. ACC, anterior cingulate cortex; PoCG, post-central gyrus; PI, posterior insula; amyg, amygdala; MFG, middle frontal gyrus; SFG, superior frontal gyrus; HC, hormonal contraceptive; A, androgenic; AA, anti-androgenic.