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the female sex hormone, synthesised by the reproductive organs and adrenal glands. Oestrogen causes the thickening of the lining of the womb and vagina in the early phase of the menstrual cycle. Oestrogen is also responsible for female secondary sex characteristics, such as breasts.
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A female sex hormone produced by the ovaries
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| oestrogen |
A hormone that aids the thickening of the endometrium lining. It is also produced in small quantities in the male.
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| oestrogen |
One of a group of steroid hormones that cause cells in the reproductive organs to grow and develop. Although often considered a female hormone, oestrogen is also important for good health in men.
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| oestrogen |
(alternate spelling estrogen): any of several natural or synthetic substances formed by the ovary, placenta or testis, that stimulate the female secondary sexual characteristics and exert systemic effects such as the growth and maturation of long bones
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