Estrogen: Hormone, Function, Levels Imbalances - Cleveland Clinic Estrogen is a sex hormone that’s necessary for maintaining your sexual and reproductive health Estrogen levels naturally fluctuate during your menstrual cycle and decline during menopause Consistently high or low levels of estrogen may signal a condition that requires your provider’s attention What is estrogen?
Estrogen - Wikipedia Estrogen (also spelled oestrogen in British English; see spelling differences) is a category of sex hormone responsible for the development and regulation of the female reproductive system and secondary sex characteristics
Estrogen - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf Estrogen is a steroid hormone associated with the female reproductive organs and is responsible for developing female sexual characteristics Estrogen is often referred to as estrone, estradiol, and estriol
Estrogens Effects on the Female Body - Johns Hopkins Medicine What is estrogen? Estrogens are a group of hormones that play an important role in the normal sexual and reproductive development in women They are also sex hormones The woman's ovaries make most estrogen hormones, although the adrenal glands and fat cells also make small amounts of the hormones