Estrogen's Effects on the Female Body | UMass Memorial Health
Estrogen is a kind of hormone that has an important role in the health of females. There are 3 types of estrogen: estrone, estradiol, and estriol. They affect the sexual and reproductive development in females. The ovaries make most of the estrogen in your body. The adrenal glands and fat cells also make small amounts of estrogen.
Estrogen's Effects on the Female Body - Johns Hopkins Medicine
In addition to regulating the menstrual cycle, estrogen affects the reproductive tract, the urinary tract, the heart and blood vessels, bones, breasts, skin, hair, mucous membranes, pelvic muscles, and the brain.
Estrogen: What It Does and 5 Benefits - Cleveland Clinic Health …
2022年1月5日 · Estrogen helps your heart by keeping cardiovascular tissue healthy. It also helps with keeping your blood pressure stable. And when your estrogen levels are high, it helps keep blood triglycerides (a type of fat) low, increases HDL cholesterol (the good kind) and lowers LDL cholesterol (the bad kind).
Estrogen: What Does It Do for the Body? - Verywell Health
2023年9月6日 · Estrogen is a sex hormone produced in both the male and female human body. It impacts more areas of health than you may realize, though the focus here is on estrogen in female bodies. For people assigned female at birth, the role of estrogen goes beyond fertility and sex-related functions.
Estrogen: Hormone, Function, Levels & Imbalances - Cleveland Clinic
Excess estrogen in your body can be associated with multiple conditions: polyps, fibroids, PCOS, endometriosis pain, ovarian tumors, etc.). Your levels may be high because you have too much estrogen in relation to your other sex hormone, progesterone.
Estrogen: Functions, uses, and imbalances - Medical News Today
2023年11月20日 · Estrogen contributes to cognitive health, bone health, the function of the cardiovascular system, and other essential bodily processes. However, most people know it for its role...
Estrogen’s Effects on the Female Body - Kettering Health
Estrogen affects the health of all of these things: Women’s estrogen levels fall during perimenopause. Perimenopause is a period of time when a woman’s hormones start to change and cause symptoms, before her menstrual period stops fully (menopause). Menopause is when you haven’t had any menstrual bleeding for 12 months.
Estrogen - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2023年6月26日 · Estrogen is a steroid hormone associated with the female reproductive organs and is responsible for developing female sexual characteristics. Estrogen or estradiol is the most common form of estrogen hormone for FDA-approved treatment as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in managing symptoms associated with menopause.
Estrogen's Effects on the Female Body | University Hospitals
Estrogen affects the health of all of these things: A person’s estrogen levels fall during perimenopause. Perimenopause is a period of time when a person’s hormones start to change and cause symptoms, before their menstrual period stops fully (menopause). Menopause is when you haven’t had any menstrual bleeding for 12 months.
Estrogen's Effects on the Female Body - Brigham and Women's …
2023年1月1日 · Estrogen affects the health of all of these things: A person’s estrogen levels fall during perimenopause. Perimenopause is a period of time when a person’s hormones start to change and cause symptoms, before their menstrual period stops fully (menopause). Menopause is when you haven’t had any menstrual bleeding for 12 months.