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Estrogens

Estrogens are a group of steroid hormones that play a central role in female reproductive health and physiology. Produced mainly by the ovaries, with smaller contributions from other tissues, they drive the development and maintenance of female secondary sexual characteristics, regulate the menstrual cycle, and supp…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 3 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 8× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2381-862X 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Estrogens are a group of steroid hormones that play a central role in female reproductive health and physiology. Produced mainly by the ovaries, with smaller contributions from other tissues, they drive the development and maintenance of female secondary sexual characteristics, regulate the menstrual cycle, and support the health of the reproductive tract. Beyond reproduction, estrogens influence bone density, cardiovascular function, and other systems, and their levels change across the life course, notably declining at menopause. Their activity is also studied through laboratory assays that measure estrogenic potential in cell-based systems. Women's Reproductive Health publishes peer-reviewed research on the hormonal, physiological, and clinical aspects of female reproduction. Reported work includes the in vitro assessment of estrogenic potential using a human endometrial adenocarcinoma cell line, illustrating how estrogen-responsive activity is evaluated in the laboratory, alongside studies of reproductive characteristics and fertility in animal models. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to estrogens and the broader study of reproductive hormones and women's reproductive health.

Research published in this journal

3 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 3 articles above have been cited 8 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Women's Reproductive Health (ISSN 2381-862X).

Journal editorial board
Paolo Ivo Cavoretto · Italy Loc Nguyen · Hong Kong Matteo Schimberni · Italy

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