Estrogen is an English word with synonyms like oestrogen or steroid. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Estrogen meaning
Any of a group of steroids that are secreted by the ovaries and function as female sex hormones.
Using Estrogen
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of a group of steroids that are secreted by the ovaries and function as female sex hormones.
- Useful related words include: oestrogen, steroid hormone, steroid, sex hormone.
- In the example corpus, estrogen often appears in combinations such as: of estrogen, estrogen levels, estrogen and.
Context around Estrogen
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 10 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Estrogen
- In this selection, "estrogen" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sudden, fluctuating, sustained, receptor, levels and replacement stand out and add context to how "estrogen" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 62 with estrogen receptor positive and actions of estrogen are mediated. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "estrogen" sits close to words such as admiring, aerosol and angolan, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with estrogen
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Most pills also contain estrogen. (5 words)
How does estrogen work on the human body? (8 words)
One common motive is to address hormonal imbalances, particularly estrogen dominance. (11 words)
Females Females have generally lower waist-to-hip ratios than males In females, breasts are a manifestation of higher levels of estrogen ; estrogen also widens the pelvis and increases the amount of body fat in hips, thighs, buttocks, and breasts. (40 words)
While many sources continue to claim that hot flashes during the menopausal transition are caused by low estrogen levels, this assertion was shown incorrect in 1935 and, in most cases, hot flushes are observed despite elevated estrogen levels. (38 words)
Hormone replacement therapy main In the context of the menopause, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is the use of estrogen in women without a uterus and estrogen plus progestin in women who have an intact uterus. (35 words)
How does estrogen work on the human body? (8 words)
Example sentences (20)
Sudden estrogen withdrawal, fluctuating estrogen, and periods of sustained estrogen low levels correlate with significant mood lowering.
About 44% of male breast cancer patients receive chemotherapy, and 62% with estrogen receptor-positive tumors get anti-estrogen therapy, according to the study authors.
Estrogen receptor (ER) has been shown to transactivate other transcription factors in this manner, despite the absence of an estrogen response element (ERE) in the proximal promoter region of the gene.
Estrogen replacement has been shown to suppress binge eating behaviors in female mice. citation The mechanism by which estrogen replacement inhibits binge-like eating involves the replacement of serotonin (5-HT) neurons.
Females Females have generally lower waist-to-hip ratios than males In females, breasts are a manifestation of higher levels of estrogen ; estrogen also widens the pelvis and increases the amount of body fat in hips, thighs, buttocks, and breasts.
Function The actions of estrogen are mediated by the estrogen receptor (ER), a dimeric nuclear protein that binds to DNA and controls gene expression.
Hormone replacement therapy main In the context of the menopause, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is the use of estrogen in women without a uterus and estrogen plus progestin in women who have an intact uterus.
Imitation of the estrogen compound can feed estrogen-dependent breast cancer cells, and possibly cause other cancers, such as uterine or cervical.
Since estrogen increases the half-life of copper, people with very high estrogen levels and intense blood loss during menstruation are likely to have high copper/iron and present with hypouricemia.
While many sources continue to claim that hot flashes during the menopausal transition are caused by low estrogen levels, this assertion was shown incorrect in 1935 and, in most cases, hot flushes are observed despite elevated estrogen levels.
A team led by Marcus Halik, a professor at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany, has now found a way to target estrogen as a pollutant in water.
How does estrogen work on the human body?
It works by stimulating the production of estrogen, which can help increase sexual desire.
Most pills also contain estrogen.
One common motive is to address hormonal imbalances, particularly estrogen dominance.
Osteoporosis Due to Hormone Imbalance: An Overview of the Effects of Estrogen Deficiency and Glucocorticoid Overuse on Bone Turnover.
Specifically, estrogen hormonal therapy and hormonal birth control can raise a person’s chances of developing DVT.
The key may be the elevated level of estrogen in the urine.
The root of this plant has the capacity to affect estrogen and other hormones present in the human body.
This is important because LA has remarkable parallels to excess estrogen in terms of its metabolic and anti-health effects.
Common combinations with estrogen
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of estrogen 25×
- estrogen levels 11×
- estrogen and 9×
- the estrogen 9×
- estrogen receptor 8×
- with estrogen 4×
- estrogen in 4×
- estrogen is 4×
- when estrogen 4×
- to estrogen 4×