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  • noun Plural form of estrogen.

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Examples

  • When the female hormones called estrogens were identified, it seemed natural for physicians and women alike to promote their use in restoring the femininity lost following menopause.

    Getting in Nature's Way Nuland, Sherwin B. 2004

  • They can supply some plant estrogens, which is where I think the benefits outweigh the risk, and that may moderate some of the symptoms you feel from lack of estrogen.

    CNN Transcript Apr 12, 2001 2001

  • The two new studies were conducted to look at the link between a higher risk of dementia and women being treated with CEEs-conjugated equine estrogens, which is hormone treatment with either estrogen or estrogen plus progestin.

    NewsInferno 2009

  • Small Change Solution: Soy foods contain isoflavones, or plant estrogens, some of which have weak estrogen activity and—in animal studies—appear to protect against hormone-dependent cancers.

    The Small Change Diet Keri Gans 2011

  • Aprela contains an active ingredient found in the older drugs, known as conjugated estrogens, which are derived from the urine of pregnant horses.

    Pfizer Set to Seek Aprela Nod Peter Loftus 2012

  • Natural estrogens in milk are thousands of time more potent estrogens than BPA.

    Barbara Ficarra: Are Plastic Bottles Toxic? Barbara Ficarra 2011

  • "Natural estrogens in milk are thousands of time more potent estrogens than BPA," he stated during the live chat.

    Barbara Ficarra: Are Plastic Bottles Toxic? Barbara Ficarra 2011

  • Natural estrogens in milk are thousands of time more potent estrogens than BPA.

    Barbara Ficarra: Are Plastic Bottles Toxic? Barbara Ficarra 2011

  • Parabens are xeno-estrogens, or chemicals that can act like estrogens in our bodies.

    Dr. Nalini Chilkov: Study Finds Parabens in Cosmetics Linked to Breast Cancer Dr. Nalini Chilkov 2012

  • But Aprela combines conjugated estrogens in a single pill with another drug, bazedoxifene, that may mitigate the risks of conjugated estrogens alone.

    Pfizer Set to Seek Aprela Nod Peter Loftus 2012

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