Sentences with phrase «increased estrogen exposure»

This has obvious psychosocial implications, but from a medical standpoint, the reason we're so concerned is that those who start developing at a younger age are at an increased risk of breast cancer later in life, due to the increased estrogen exposure.

Increased conversion to estrogen may be due to age, weight gain, poor diet, lack of exercise, high stress, and hypothyroidism, and increased SHBG may occur from increased estrogen exposure (e.g., weight gain, birth control, plastics / environmental endocrine disrupting chemicals), cigarette smoking, hyperthyroid (increased production) stress, and poor liver health (e.g. elevated liver enzymes).

Indeed, there is a strong assocation between increased estrogen exposure and a reduced POAG risk.

Not exact matches

Conversely, studies have shown that a decreased exposure (i.e. early loss of estrogens), confers an increased risk of POAG.

There was a HIF - 1α — dependent CSC increase in ER - α — positive cancers following hypoxic exposure, which was blocked by inhibition of estrogen and Notch signaling.

Even low exposures of BPA, for example, a common chemical in plastics, can increase our risk of breast cancer because it has estrogen - mimicking biological activity.

[8] Increased exposure to environmental estrogens and other environmental pollutants during fetal development, as well as during the reproductive years, is suggested as a major reason for the tremendous rise in disorders of development and function of the male sexual system.

An increase in lifetime exposure to estrogen: There are many factors that increase a woman's lifetime exposure to estrogen.

Fewer pregnancies — many women today are restricting how many children they are having or are not having children at all, which increases their total exposure to estrogen

And, because many forms of hormonal birth control contain types of estrogen, and exposure to estrogen is a risk factor for breast cancer, many people wonder if hormonal birth control might increase users» chances of developing breast cancer later in life.