Word: estrogen
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...study reported in the February issue of The New England Journal of Medicine confirms the association between the use of estrogen and cancer of the uterus...
...risks (for women who have not had a hysterectomy and who take estrogen) are remarkably high. You don't see anything like it in the human population," Dr. Kenneth J. Rothman, associate professor of epidemiology at the School of Public Health, said yesterday...
...research team which authored the article also suggests that the increased risk associated with the use of estrogen declines quickly after intake is discontinued...
...rundown Washington office. On the door is a sign in Latin: POPULUS IAMDUDUM DEFUTATUS EST (The people have been getting screwed long enough). Putting in ten-hour days, Wolfe is currently involved in a study of surgeons' fees in Washington, D.C., a stepped-up antismoking campaign, and warnings on estrogen...
...changes in the consistency of vaginal fluids. In the first days after menstruation, the vagina feels dry because of a decline in hormone production, a sensation that can be confirmed by the woman's examining finger. This is the first "safe" period. Within a few days, as the estrogen levels rise, the mucus feels tacky and appears cloudy and the fertile period begins. Then, at the estrogen peak, the mucus becomes smooth, slippery and stretchable like raw egg white. This condition-which occurs within 24 hours or so of ovulation-usually lasts one to two days and signals maximum...