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...this: animals exposed to high doses of these pollutants in the wild develop reproductive abnormalities. Animals exposed to low doses in the lab do too. Humans absorb comparable low doses simply by breathing, drinking and especially eating. Some of the suspect chemicals have physiological effects similar to those of estrogen and other sex hormones, or they at least interact with them; they might reasonably be expected to interfere with processes involving these hormones, such as the menstrual cycle and sperm production...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Not So Fertile Ground | 9/19/1994 | See Source »

...Estrogen therapy, based on the hormone that can lessen the sometimes debilitating symptoms of menopause, may no longer be off-limits to many women. A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association now says many doctors have wrongly denied breast-cancer survivors the hormone, fearing without much evidence that the hormone would reactivate their cancer cells...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HELP AFTER BREAST CANCER | 8/16/1994 | See Source »

...Taking estrogen after menopause may boost a woman's mental skills. A study of 36 older women found that the drug significantly improved their reflexes, eye-hand coordination and ability to solve intellectual puzzles. A larger study is planned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health Report: Jul. 11, 1994 | 7/11/1994 | See Source »

Women who smoke run a 25% greater risk of dying from breast cancer than non- and ex-smokers, according to a new survey. Earlier research had suggested smoking might give a measure of protection against breast cancer as it decreases estrogen levels...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health Report: Jun. 13, 1994 | 6/13/1994 | See Source »

...Many older women take thyroid pills because their bodies no longer produce the hormone. Yet the medication robs their bones of minerals. Doctors have now discovered that taking estrogen at the same time reduces the risk of osteoporosis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health Report: May 9, 1994 | 5/9/1994 | See Source »

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