estrogens

• plural

  plural

  The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

  of estrogen.
  estrogen

  noun

  any of several major sex hormones produced primarily by the ovarian follicles of mammals, capable of inducing estrus, developing and maintaining secondary female sex characteristics, and preparing the uterus for the reception of a fertilized egg: used, especially in synthetic form, as a component of oral contraceptives, in certain cancer treatments, and in other therapies.

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Oral estrogens have been unfairly maligned, while transdermal patches have been deemed a safer option.

From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026

“If there aren’t any eggs left by the time she's 50, they're not going to be producing much in the way of estrogens, so she will still have an increased risk of osteoporosis,” Sievert said.

From Salon ● Feb. 16, 2024

The researchers measured hormone levels associated with human menopause, which include increasing levels of follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone, as well as decreasing levels of ovarian steroid hormones including estrogens and progestins.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2023

Specifically, the team found that elderly females undergo the same endocrinological changes as a woman in middle age; her estrogens and progestins levels fall, while levels of follicle-stimulating and luteinizing hormones rise.

From National Geographic ● Oct. 26, 2023

Under these conditions the estrogens build up to abnormally high levels.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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