oestrogen in English

noun
1
any of a group of steroid hormones that promote the development and maintenance of female characteristics of the body. Such hormones are also produced artificially for use in oral contraceptives or to treat menopausal and menstrual disorders.
Phytoestrogens, the most well known of which are the isoflavones from soy, are not technically estrogens or steroid hormones at all.

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1. 7 Oestrogen is a female sex hormone.

2. Progesterone-antagonistic and anti-oestrogen compounds for the therapy of leiomyomata uteri

3. Aromatase inhibitors help reduce the amount of oestrogen made in the body

4. Clomifene binds to oestrogen receptors in the hypothalamus but does not activate them

5. In this study, a standard bone sparing dose of oral oestrogen was used.

6. ️ The Contraceptive injection is a good option if you can’t use oestrogen-based contraception.

7. Their longings and their gratifications depend upon a level of oestrogen which is Counteracted …

8. In women irregularities of the menstrual cycle and amenorrhoea with subsequent oestrogen deficiency are frequent.

9. Isoflavones express numerous biological effects but their position as an oestrogen alternative has not been yet proven.

10. The Northwestern University team questioned 686 women who were taking aromatase inhibitors as treatment for oestrogen-sensitive breast cancer .

11. Anastrozole is suitable for women who have been through the menopause and whose breast cancer is oestrogen receptor positive

12. Pharmacokinetic interaction studies in postmenopausal women have demonstrated the absence of any interaction potential with tamoxifen or hormone replacement therapy (oestrogen

13. Benzophenone is believed to mimic the female sex hormone oestrogen and has been linked to skin reactions in previous studies

14. Other interaction studies in postmenopausal women have demonstrated the absence of any interaction potential with tamoxifen or hormone replacement therapy (oestrogen

15. About two-thirds of breast cancers are oestrogen-sensitive , and aromatase inhibitors have been shown to reduce the risk of cancer recurring .

16. 15 The percentage improvement in spinal bone mineral density is similar to that reported in normal women receiving this dose of oestrogen.

17. Anastrozole (Arimidex ®) for the adjuvant treatment of postmenopausal women with oestrogen receptor-positive early invasive breast cancer (September 2005) Recommended with restrictions

18. Besides these antiandrogen measures, compounds which enable the reconstitution of the oestrogen receptor beta as a tumour suppressor restrain aberrant androgen receptor signalling.

19. The combination of the two chemicals has reduced any risk of Aromatising into oestrogen, but this has also reduced the overall androgenic strength too

20. Aromatase inhibitors are given to postmenopausal breast cancer patients to reduce the level of oestrogen in those whose tumours were fuelled by the hormone .

21. Androgen and Estrogen (Oestrogen) fall under the category of sex hormones.Androgens are a group of sex hormones that are found in higher levels in males.

22. It also has been reported that oestrogen receptor agonists can decrease nuptial tubercle numbers and size of the dorsal nape pad in adult males (25, 26).

23. The amounts that two-year-olds absorb from the [preservative] parabens propylparaben and butylparaben can constitute a risk for oestrogen-like disruptions of the endocrine system.

24. Apocrine metaplastic lesions have been shown to be androgen receptor (AR) positive and negative for oestrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) expression.17,38–40 This unique receptor profile is largely retained in Apocrine DCIS,25,39 but is more variable in invasive Apocrine carcinomas39,41,42 (see Table 1).

25. What is Androstenedione? Androstenedione is described as a ‘pro-hormone’ because it has few effects itself. Instead, it is important because of the ability of different parts of the body to convert it into the hormones, testosterone and oestrogen, which exert many effects on the body.

26. It concerns high viscosity cosmetic compositions to be applied on the skin directly or indirectly via a piece of adhesive fabric fixed on a woman's apparel element. The invention is characterised in that the compositions contain one or several plant extracts with oestrogen activity and a Kigelia africana or Kigelia pinnata plant extract in a toxicologically harmless non-allergenic viscous excipient.