Sentences with phrase «form of estrogen found»

Phytoestrogens are plant - based compounds that act in a manner similar to the natural form of estrogen found in the body.

While not true hormones, isoflavones closely resemble estradiol (E2), 16 the most potent of the three forms of estrogen found in the human body17 and the form of estrogen that has been implicated in thyroid cancer.18 - 20 Soy isoflavones cause significant endocrine disruption both directly by binding with estrogen receptors, and indirectly by interfering with the body's production of estrogen, testosterone and other hormones.

Not exact matches

They found that women with higher concentrations of BPA had lower peaks of estradiol, a form of estrogen important in the development of eggs in the ovaries.

A compound called 10β,17β - dihydroxyestra 1,4 dien -3-one (DHED), they found, relies on an enzyme in the brain to be converted from its «prodrug» form into the active form of estrogen; other organs in the body use different starting blocks to generate the hormone.

When the investigators analyzed the genes of MECs infected with EBV, they found genetic characteristics associated with high - grade, estrogen - receptor - negative breast cancer (an aggressive form of the disease).

Dietary estrogens in the form of soy foods were found to have the potential to disrupt the endocrine system with the effects in women similar to taking the breast cancer drug tamoxifen (Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine 1995 Jan; 208 (1): 51 - 9).

A tissue culture study of human breast - cancer cells found that epigallocatechin gallate, or EGCG, an active compound in green tea, protects against some forms of breast cancer by regulating estrogen receptors on breast cells and inhibiting growth and reproduction of estrogen - dependant breast - cancer cells.