estrogen

• The other medication is estrogen, a female hormone, to replace the estrogen which would normally have been produced by the ovaries. —  Blogger News Network
• Australian researchers say the balance between two types of estrogen, which is affected by a hormone produced in the placenta called CRH, can trigger the birthing process. —  DailyHerald.com > News
• Laboratory evidence shows alcohol can stimulate production of sex hormones, including estrogen, and doctors know that estrogen is a culprit in some breast cancers. —  The Border Mail
• The newer formulations use lower doses of estrogen, which is safer in terms of lowering the risk of blood clots, and they tend to use a progestin, a synthetic version of progesterone that is not likely to raise blood pressure and may even slightly reduce it, according to Bairey Merz, who holds the Women's Guild Endowed Chair in Women's Health and is a professor of medicine at Cedars-Sinai. —  Health News from Medical News Today
• Environmental and consumer safety groups say studies show the chemical can interfere with how the body absorbs the hormone estrogen, which is key to the development of young bodies. —  Top Stories - Google News

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