: a natural estrogenic hormone that is a ketone C18H22O2 found in the body chiefly as a metabolite of estradiol, that is also secreted especially by the ovaries, and that is used to treat various conditions (such as ovarian failure and menopausal symptoms) relating to estrogen deficiency
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Estrogen's Impact on Cancer: Estradiol is the most potent form of estrogen and can be converted to estrone, a weaker estrogen.
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Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2024
Estrogen is a group of hormones (there are three types: estradiol, estriol, and estrone) that helps regulate the menstrual cycle and has an impact on various parts of the body, including the urinary tract, bones, breasts, skin, heart and blood vessels, pelvic muscles, and the brain.
—Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 14 June 2023
Respeggt found a way around that: punch a 0.3-millimeter-wide hole in a shell, suck up a drop of embryonic urine, and test for estrone sulfate, a hormone only female chicks produce.
—Popular Science, 3 Dec. 2019
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Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2024
Estrogen is a group of hormones (there are three types: estradiol, estriol, and estrone) that helps regulate the menstrual cycle and has an impact on various parts of the body, including the urinary tract, bones, breasts, skin, heart and blood vessels, pelvic muscles, and the brain.
—Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 14 June 2023
Respeggt found a way around that: punch a 0.3-millimeter-wide hole in a shell, suck up a drop of embryonic urine, and test for estrone sulfate, a hormone only female chicks produce.
—Popular Science, 3 Dec. 2019
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estrone
noun
es·trone
ˈes-ˌtrōn 
variants
or chiefly British oestrone
: a natural estrogenic hormone that is a ketone C18H22O2 found in the body chiefly as a metabolite of estradiol, is also secreted especially by the ovaries, and is used to treat various conditions (as ovarian failure and menopausal symptoms) relating to estrogen deficiency see theelin
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