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Bergstrom, et al., “Low-Potency Oestrogen and Risk of Endometrial Cancer: A Case-Controlled Study,” Lancet 353 1999:1824–28.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Bergstrom, et al., “Low-Potency Oestrogen and Risk of Endometrial Cancer: A Case-Controlled Study,” Lancet 353 1999:1824–28.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Oestrogen amplifies the serotonin effects at least of chocolate, so while to guys chocolate is "Oh chocolate, that's nice" to girls especially near ovulation it's more like OMG!
Archive 2006-12-01 Zoe Brain 2006
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Bergstrom, et al., “Low-Potency Oestrogen and Risk of Endometrial Cancer: A Case-Controlled Study,” Lancet 353 1999:1824–28.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Bergstrom, et al., “Low-Potency Oestrogen and Risk of Endometrial Cancer: A Case-Controlled Study,” Lancet 353 1999:1824–28.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Oestrogen amplifies the serotonin effects at least of chocolate, so while to guys chocolate is "Oh chocolate, that's nice" to girls especially near ovulation it's more like OMG!
Talk is Cheap Zoe Brain 2006
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But anyway, while I'm here I might as well be useful contribute another word with a differental spelling: Oestrogen (UK/IRL) to estrogen (US), both of which I believe are pronounced the same.
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Oestrogen: The female sex hormone produced by the ovaries.
Chapter 24 1995
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Oestrogen and other hormones are strongly implicated in breast cancer, and both pregnancy and breastfeeding suppress ovulation, thus reducing the amount of circulating hormones.
The Guardian World News Sarah Boseley 2011
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Oestrogen can make some women feel bloated but this goes away in time.
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