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Estrogens Hormones produced by the ovaries, the female sex glands. Mentioned in: Acne, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome estrogens (es´trōjenz), n.pl the collective term for substances capable of producing estrus. The term also applies to the estrogenic hormones in women. Estriol is the principal estrogen found in the urine of pregnant women and in the placenta. Synthetic estrogens include diethylstilbestrol, hexestrol, and ethinyl estradiol. |
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| Other plant products act like estrogens in the body (SN: 5/25/02, p. Steroid estrogens and some alkylphenolic chemicals are often found in WwTW effluents at concentrations sufficient to induce vitellogenic responses in laboratory exposures (Routledge et al. Gasoline fumes, plastics, medicines, pesticides, perfumes all have petrochemical residue, all act as estrogens in the human body. |
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