How to Use estradiol in a Sentence

estradiol

noun
  • The prices for estradiol products for vaginal use have risen significantly over the past five years.
    Katie Thomas, New York Times, 3 June 2018
  • For transgender women, this involves not only the use of estrogen (in the form of estradiol) but also the use of a testosterone blocker.
    Elizabeth Boskey, Verywell Health, 5 June 2023
  • Low levels of estradiol can point to PCOS or pituitary issues.
    Jennifer Gerson, Marie Claire, 1 Oct. 2018
  • Half of the participants will be given an estradiol patch for one week, while the other half will serve as a control group, and researchers will follow them to see whether estrogen reduces the severity of their disease.
    Roni Caryn Rabin, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Apr. 2020
  • For example, being overweight or obese can lead to low testosterone and elevated estradiol, a form of the hormone estrogen.
    Karen Pallarito, Health, 12 May 2023
  • Conversely, estradiol may also be able to stimulate mast cells to activate and release histamine more easily, Dr. Shah says, so this could be a cycle of sorts.
    Krissy Brady, SELF, 27 July 2018
  • This formula also promotes a boost in free testosterone levels while reducing estradiol.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 June 2023
  • The key components are scientifically proved to raise testosterone levels and help battle estradiol.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2022
  • For example, levels of the main female hormone estradiol drop significantly after menopause, which directly affects the way women carry fat, Dr. Kapoor says.
    Jo Yurcaba, Woman's Day, 21 May 2019
  • One environmental estrogen is ethinyl estradiol—a chemical found in birth control pills.
    National Geographic, 3 Feb. 2016
  • The study’s authors prescribed progesterone and estradiol, hormones that can influence lactation and that normally occur in pregnant women.
    Ceylan Yeginsu, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2018
  • The resulting inflammation may alter the expression of progesterone and estrogen receptors in endometrial cells: as a result, cells pump out more estradiol, a form of estrogen that fuels growth of lesions, unchecked by progesterone.
    Jena Pincott, Scientific American, 1 June 2018
  • But in endometriosis, the uterine lining is resistant to progesterone, and the competing hormone estradiol remains dominant, among other factors that make the environment less receptive to a blastocyst.
    Jena Pincott, Scientific American, 1 June 2018
  • Estradiol blood test Secreted by maturing follicles, estradiol is a form of estrogen, the major female reproductive hormone.
    Jennifer Gerson, Marie Claire, 1 Oct. 2018
  • Oral contraceptives used continuously prevent the large changes in progesterone and estradiol and may be helpful in managing perimenstrual asthma.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Jorgensen enrolled in medical technician classes, managed to obtain the potent female hormone estradiol and began experimenting on herself.
    Francine Uenuma, Washington Post, 12 June 2023

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