Noting
that high estrogen concentrations are «a defining characteristic of dominant follicles,» Dr. Denis Magoffin (Ceders - Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA) and co-investigators examined whether abnormal expression of ERs could contribute to poor follicular development and ovulatory failure in women with PCOS.
Nevertheless, the balance of sex hormones appears important as inappropriate low testosterone, or
high estrogen concentrations in males, may also relate to fatty liver disease and metabolic abnormalities.
Not exact matches
Soy fed infants have a phytoestrogen circulation that is 13,000 - 22,000 times
higher than maternal plasma
estrogen concentrations (Setchell, 1997).
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.
The
concentration of catechol
estrogens in the hypothalamus and pituitary are at least ten times
higher than reported previously for the parent
estrogens.
Heavier women tend to have
higher blood
concentrations of biologically active
estrogen than lighter women do.
During the follicular phase (before ovulation), the
concentration of progesterone in the bloodstream is less than 1 ng / ml, although still present in much
higher amounts than
estrogen.
Studies, such as the one below, show that tissue
concentrations of
estrogen are often 50 + times
higher than in the blood.
Think of the millions of women being pumped full of
estrogen when their tissue
concentrations are already extremely
high.
High - fiber diet reduces serum
estrogen concentrations in premenopausal women.