How to Use estrogen in a Sentence

estrogen

noun
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  • When estrogen dips in menopause, the skin feels the impact.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, Town & Country, 21 Jan. 2022
  • Menopausal women do not cease to be women after their estrogen levels drop.
    — The Editors, National Review, 22 Mar. 2022
  • Researchers think having low levels of the hormone estrogen after menopause may weaken the urethra.
    — Jessica Migala, Health.com, 22 Feb. 2022
  • This is because estrogen rises and falls erratically during this time.
    — Abigail Libers, SELF, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Cho also looked toward promising developments in the use of estrogen therapy to treat schizophrenia.
    — Sandra Sobieraj Westfall, PEOPLE.com, 27 Jan. 2022
  • This wonder-herb stops testosterone from being converted into the female hormone, estrogen.
    — Dallas News, 1 Feb. 2022
  • People with vaginas are also at a greater risk of migraine (the rise and fall of estrogen during your period can trigger a migraine attack in some people).
    — Abigail Libers, SELF, 24 Mar. 2022
  • Another factor may be hormonal; an effect of lowering levels of estrogen on the vaginal and urinary tissue.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2022
  • Consequently, estrogen products are used with extreme caution or not at all in people with a history of an ER positive cancer.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Oral estrogen has been shown to increase risk of blood clots.
    — Nisarg Bakshi, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2023
  • This is because some SARMs can convert to estrogen in the body [17].
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 July 2023
  • Menopause often brings about changes in the skin due to reduced estrogen levels.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Leptin is produced in the fat tissue and plays a role in raising the body’s estrogen levels.
    — Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Much of this difference seems to be driven by the powers of the hormone estrogen.
    — Cara Ocobock, Scientific American, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Skin changes The drop in your estrogen levels during menopause can wreak havoc on your skin.
    — Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Because tamoxifen acts like an estrogen in some ways, the risk of blood clots and stroke is increased.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Television’s late-night talk shows need a shot of estrogen.
    — David L. Coddoncontributor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Anastrozole is in the class of medicines called aromatase inhibitors (AIs), which block the body from making estrogen.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Excess weight changes hormone levels, adding more estrogen to the male body, Sparks said.
    — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2022
  • With a good amount of estrogen flowing, excess fat is divided up between the breasts, butt, hips, and legs.
    — Ashley Martens, Women's Health, 20 July 2023
  • Once again, the loss of estrogen with menopause is implicated.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Well, 18 June 2024
  • The drug helps prevent breast cancer by blocking estrogen in the breast and other tissues.
    — Laura Hensley, Verywell Health, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Xulane contains the same high estrogen dose (and the same warning label) as Ortho Evra.
    — Maria Aspan, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The patch, which typically has a higher dose of estrogen than the Pill, can up your risk of blood clots, heart attack, stroke, and high blood pressure, says Dr. Bryant.
    — Emily Shiffer, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2022
  • There are several types of testosterone There’s testosterone for men and estrogen for women and those are the two big hormones, right? Not quite.
    — Ben Radding, Men's Health, 27 Feb. 2023
  • But too much estrogen can make tendons and ligaments less stiff, which raises the chance of injury.
    — Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 13 May 2024
  • The estrogen receptor—the protein that estrogen binds to in order to do its work—is deeply ancient.
    — Cara Ocobock, Scientific American, 19 Oct. 2023
  • This is related to the plummeting levels of estrogen in the brain with perimenopause and menopause.
    — Lisa Bain, Good Housekeeping, 29 July 2022
  • Lower estrogen levels after menopause can speed up the loss of bone mass, increasing the risk of fractures.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2024
  • During menopause, hormonal changes lead to fluctuating and eventually decreasing estrogen levels.
    — Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 3 July 2024

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