How to Use hormonal in a Sentence

hormonal

adjective
  • That’s the hormonal signal for the body to release an egg from the ovary.
    Latifah Miles, Parents, 8 Apr. 2024
  • There are ways to ease the hormonal transition of your 40s.
    Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2022
  • For women, hormonal changes that come with menopause may play a role.
    Sumathi Reddy, WSJ, 14 June 2018
  • The hormonal changes of menopause also seem to make women age faster.
    The Economist, 12 Dec. 2019
  • Please excuse me while my hormonal self goes and cries happy tears for the next hour.
    Ashley Boucher, PEOPLE.com, 20 Dec. 2019
  • Here’s what the research says about hormonal birth control and health.
    Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Most of the latest technologies don’t take the form of a hormonal birth control pill, though.
    Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Those hormonal changes cause more than just dryness and fine lines.
    Kristin Booker, Allure, 28 Oct. 2020
  • The most reliable way to test your hormonal levels is via a blood test.
    Rachael Schultz, Men's Health, 1 Feb. 2023
  • What’s more, over the longer term, such things as hormonal changes, weight gain, weight loss, and surgery can also affect bra size and breast shape.
    Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 14 July 2023
  • Is that hormonal shift going to send me back into that bad place?
    Lauren Mendoza, Glamour, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Factors like stress and other hormonal changes could be to blame.
    Patia Braithwaite, SELF, 30 Dec. 2020
  • Chronic sleep loss can create a hormonal imbalance in the body that can lead to weight gain.
    Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 17 Feb. 2023
  • That said, pregnancy can lead to hormonal changes that cause new Montgomery glands to form on the nipples, which may show up as more bumps in the area.
    Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 4 Feb. 2023
  • For Murphy, the switch to Phexxi was like a relief after years of hormonal birth control.
    Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2021
  • At the same time, hormonal changes may lead to mood fluctuations.
    Roni Caryn Rabin, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2023
  • There are simple blood tests that can tell you very quickly whether or not the overeating is due to a hormonal issue.
    Dr. Devon B. Smith, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024
  • Still, there are many times in a woman’s life when the effects of MS change, and hormonal changes are also at play during those times.
    Lisa Mulcahy, Good Housekeeping, 5 Oct. 2022
  • There’s a mother at her wit’s end with her 12-year-old daughter who is livid (and hormonal) about not seeing her boyfriend.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2020
  • To be clear, that doesn’t mean any evidence of hair loss is a sign of progressive hormonal changes.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 9 July 2025
  • No one in the group had reversed their hormonal treatments or surgeries.
    New York Times, 15 June 2022
  • Other hormonal changes may affect scalp hair and accelerate the change from the growth phase to the resting phase of hair growth.
    NBC News, 16 Feb. 2022
  • This one of the many hormonal changes that comes with pregnancy and lactation.
    Donna Murray, Rn, Parents, 8 July 2024
  • With both hormonal and copper IUDs, your chances of getting pregnant are less than 1%.
    Juno Demelo, Glamour, 21 July 2021
  • But the hormonal changes that happen because of menopause can contribute to weight gain.
    Jo Yurcaba, Woman's Day, 21 May 2019
  • The new drug delivers a safe, non-hormonal, on-demand option for men, subject to many more years of study.
    Alex Wood, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Women going through menopause tend to gain weight due to hormonal changes that occur during this stage of life.
    Kaitlin Vogel, Health, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The prologue is breathless and slangy, befitting the point of view of a hormonal rocker having his mind blown.
    Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Denied relief Many women first notice symptoms of lipedema at puberty, and the disease often worsens during major hormonal shifts like pregnancy or menopause.
    Francesca Gilbard, NBC news, 10 July 2025
  • While mechanical stress may be the biggest influence on how wrinkles initially develop, protection against major issues like sun damage and hormonal imbalances will keep your skin healthy.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 July 2025

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