Estrogen: A type of hormone made by the body that helps develop and maintain female sex characteristics and the growth of long bones. Estrogens can also be made in the laboratory. They may be used as a type of birth control and to treat symptoms of menopause, menstrual disorders, osteoporosis, and other disorders.
Source: National Institute of Health
Estrogen: hormones which stimulate the female reproductive organs, and the development of secondary female sex characteristics.
Source: CRISP
Estrogen (treatment): Another name for Estrogen replacement therapy.
Estrogen (treatment): Female hormone replacement treatment.
Source - CRISP
Source - CRISP
Source: CRISP
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