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Estrogen
Estrogen
or
oestrogen
(see spelling differences) is the primary
female
sex hormone
and is responsible for development and regulation of the female
reproductive system
and
secondary sex characteristics
.
Estrogen
may also refer to any substance, natural or synthetic, that mimics the effects of the natural
hormone
. The
steroid
17ß-estradiol
is the most potent and prevalent
endogenous
estrogen, although several
metabolites
of estradiol also have
estrogenic
hormonal activity. Synthetic estrogens are used as part of some
oral contraceptives
, in
estrogen replacement therapy
for
postmenopausal
women, and in
hormone replacement therapy
for
trans women
.
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