Estrogen: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Article title updated for style. Nov 11, 2026
Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The Impact of Estrogens and Their Receptors on Immunity and Inflammation during Infection. Aug 22, 2026
Add new Web site: Texas Wesleyan University Pressbooks Network - Behavioral Neuroscience TWU - Masculinizing Effects of Estrogen. Mar 06, 2026
Add new Web site: Biology of Sex Differences - The protective role of estrogen and estrogen receptors in cardiovascular disease and the controversial use of estrogen therapy. Nov 19, 2025
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Endocrinology - New Insights into Estrogen/Estrogen Receptor Effects in the Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle. Aug 22, 2025
Add new Web site: CiteseerX - Estrogen-Receptor Expression and Function in Thymocytes in Relation to Gender and Age (PDF). Feb 09, 2025
Add new Web site: Healthdirect - Oestrogen. Nov 06, 2024
Add new Web site: The American Journal of Medicine - Estrogen with and without progestin: benefits and risks of short-term use. Sep 26, 2024
Add new Web site: Nature - Estrogen hormone is an essential sex factor inhibiting inflammation and immune response in COVID-19. Jul 05, 2024
Add new Web site: UCLA Health - 3 ways to increase estrogen naturally. Apr 25, 2024
Add new Web site: Embryo Project Encyclopedia - Estrogen and the Menstrual Cycle in Humans. Feb 02, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - Estrogen. Dec 15, 2023
Add new Web site: Psychology Today - Estrogen. Oct 31, 2023
Add new Web site: WebMD - Estrogen and Women's Emotions. Aug 22, 2023
Add new Web site: Live Science - What is Estrogen? Jul 11, 2023
Add new Web site: Verywell Health - Understanding Estrogen’s Effects on the Body. Jan 20, 2023
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Estrogen. Dec 06, 2022
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The Impact of Estrogens and Their Receptors on Immunity and Inflammation during Infection. Sep 15, 2022
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Estrogen. Aug 29, 2014
Add new Web site: Healthy Women - Estrogen. May 28, 2014
Added information on the synthesis and secretion of estrogen and on the effects of estrogen on bone, physical structure, and the female reproductive system. Dec 03, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Healthguide - Estrogen Overdose. Sep 28, 2008
Added new Web site: Discovery Health - Estrogen and Testosterone Hormones. Jul 21, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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