Synonyms for estrogen
ˈɛs trə dʒənes·tro·gen

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1. estrogen, oestrogennoun

   a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics

   Synonyms:
   oestrogen

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1. List of paraphrases for "estrogen":

   estrogens, estrogenic

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1. Laura Vandenberg:

   One major risk factor for breast cancer is lifetime exposure to estrogen, dDT and DDT metabolites – breakdown products produced in our body after DDT exposures – can add up with the estrogen produced by our bodies, as well as other synthetic estrogens in our environment, to contribute to risk.

2. Lisa Richardson:

   The thing that seems to drive breast cancer is total exposure to estrogen over a lifetime.

3. James Woods:

   For people who ca n’t take estrogen into their system, this is a huge advantage for them, because it brings them back to more of a normal life.

4. Oliver Hall:

   Doctors don't have a lot of knowledge about trans bodies, and that's where we might get people being misinformed about the risk of pregnancy on [ hormone replacement therapy ], or even people who are on estrogen or on hormone blockers are sometimes misinformed about their ability to impregnate, that's the result of institutional transphobia not prioritizing knowledge about trans bodies.

5. Robert McLean:

   There is now a specific recommendation against using estrogen replacement therapy or raloxifene (Evista) for treatment of osteoporosis in women.