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Word: oestrogen (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...hormones toughens the delicate mucous membranes of the nose. Several years ago, Dr. Ziskin noted that 20 women receiving sex hormones for menstrual difficulties all had stout, germ-resistant mouth linings, and firm, ruddy gums. So he tried massaging the gums of monkeys with salves of testosterone, or oestrogen, the male and female sex hormones. After long experiments, results were so good that he rubbed testosterone on the bleeding gums of two men, oestrogen on the gums of one woman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Hormones for Gums | 1/22/1940 | See Source »

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