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  • 1. oestrogen
  • Oestrogen in a sentence
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  • 1. oestrogen
  • Oestrogen in a sentence
Synonyms

1. oestrogen

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

Synonyms

  • diethylstilbestrol
  • diethylstilboestrol
  • estrone
  • oestradiol
  • stilboestrol
  • sex hormone
  • DES
  • oestrone
  • hexestrol
  • estrogen
  • Estronol
  • mestranol
  • theelin
  • estriol
  • stilbestrol
  • oestriol
  • steroid
  • steroid hormone

Sentences with oestrogen


1. Verb, past participle
Women normally have oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone circulating in their blood streams.

2.
Noun, singular or mass
Doctors aren't completely sure why
oestrogen has such a bearing on the health of our joints; they only know that it does.

3.
Adjective
If a woman experiences pain both on the sides and in the front of her breasts, this can mean that ovulation occurred but an inadequate amount of progesterone was produced after ovulation so
oestrogen** dominance is still occurring.

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