Oestradiol

Postmenopausal women with a higher blood level of the testosterone male hormone and a higher ratio of the oestrogen hormone could be at a higher risk of developing heart disease later in life, finds a study.

It is not only animals that rely on physical cues to gauge the fertility of potential rivals for a mate, an unusual study asserted today.

Treatment with a very low dose of the hormone oestradiol reduces the rate of bone loss in older women.

Scientists now confirm that raised levels of sex hormones in older women can double their chances of developing breast cancer. Having analysed nine previous studies from the UK, USA, Italy and Japan, scientists from 'The Endogenous Hormones and Breast Cancer Collaborative Group' conclude that postmenopausal women with high levels of oestrogen and ...

Postmenopausal women with a higher blood level of the testosterone male hormone and a higher ratio of the oestrogen hormone could be at a higher risk of developing heart disease later in life, finds a study.

It is not only animals that rely on physical cues to gauge the fertility of potential rivals for a mate, an unusual study asserted today.

Treatment with a very low dose of the hormone oestradiol reduces the rate of bone loss in older women.

Scientists now confirm that raised levels of sex hormones in older women can double their chances of developing breast cancer. Having analysed nine previous studies from the UK, USA, Italy and Japan, scientists from 'The Endogenous Hormones and Breast Cancer Collaborative Group' conclude that postmenopausal women with high levels of oestrogen and ...