How to Use estrogen in a Sentence

estrogen

noun

• In women, estrogen abruptly plunges at menopause, around age 50.
  — Marie McCullough, Philly.com, 26 June 2018
• That the female hormone estrogen is at work is suggested by several of the large study’s findings.
  — Melissa Healy, The Seattle Times, 23 July 2018
• When your body builds up enough estrogen and increases the amount of luteinizing hormone in your body, an egg is released and is carried into the fallopian tubes.
  — Tehrene Firman, Woman's Day, 13 June 2018
• That follicle releases increasing levels of the hormone estrogen, which makes the lining of your uterus grow and get thicker.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 11 July 2018
• These meds are basically estrogen with or without progesterone.
  — Katie Camero, SELF, 26 Nov. 2024
• That can mean anything from taking hormones like estrogen and testosterone to having surgery to remove or augment breasts or reconstruct genitals.
  — refinery29.com, 19 June 2018
• Treatment options include estrogen-blocking drugs along with doses of chemotherapy to lower the risk of recurrence.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 3 June 2018
• Many women are worried about taking estrogen because of earlier studies that showed taking oral hormones carried serious risks.
  — Katie Thomas, New York Times, 3 June 2018
• Even after anti-estrogen treatments, known as aromatase inhibitors, were introduced as part of the regimen in recent decades, they were simply added on to chemotherapy.
  — Alice Park, Time, 7 June 2018
• But as a hormone, estrogen has effects throughout the body and isn’t an option for many people including those with liver disease, who are at risk for strokes and women suffering breast cancer.
  — Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 11 July 2018
• When estrogen dips in menopause, the skin feels the impact.
  — Fiorella Valdesolo, Town & Country, 21 Jan. 2022
• Oral estrogen has been shown to increase risk of blood clots.
  — Nisarg Bakshi, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2023
• This is because some SARMs can convert to estrogen in the body [17].
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 July 2023
• The doctors put her on a course of blood thinners — and told her never to touch estrogen again.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2021
• In the past, studies measuring cardiovascular effects of estrogen therapy have been done on menopausal women and applied to transgender women.
  — Avichai Scher /, NBC News, 9 July 2018
• Some go on the pill during menopause to try and stave off the effects of plummeting estrogen.
  — Outside Online, 12 Nov. 2021
• Menopause causes a loss of estrogen, which may lead to a loss of vaginal moisture.
  — Halley Bondy, NBC News, 10 May 2021
• In a girl, hormones trigger the ovaries to make estrogen and produce and release eggs.
  — Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 9 July 2024
• Menopause often brings about changes in the skin due to reduced estrogen levels.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2023
• Leptin is produced in the fat tissue and plays a role in raising the body’s estrogen levels.
  — Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2022
• Fat cells make estrogen, which can, in turn, fuel some forms of breast cancer.
  — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2019
• Much of this difference seems to be driven by the powers of the hormone estrogen.
  — Cara Ocobock, Scientific American, 19 Oct. 2023
• Skin changes The drop in your estrogen levels during menopause can wreak havoc on your skin.
  — Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 15 Mar. 2023
• This is thanks to a postmenopausal decline in estrogen.
  — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 8 Nov. 2019
• Before menopause, most estrogen is produced in the ovaries.
  — Adele Jackson-Gibson, Good Housekeeping, 4 Sep. 2020
• This uptick is thought to be due to the protective effect of estrogen against these diseases.
  — Katia Hetter, CNN, 10 Aug. 2024
• In older women, the lining of the urethra may become thinned due to loss of estrogen.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 19 July 2021
• The idea here is that soy has a lot of isoflavones, which are a chemical with a structure very similar to estrogen.
  — Popular Science, 17 Feb. 2021
• Because tamoxifen acts like an estrogen in some ways, the risk of blood clots and stroke is increased.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2023
• Body fat elevates estrogen production, which is linked to these types of breast cancer.
  — Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 17 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 1 Feb 2025