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Sex Hormones: Hormonal Contraception and Hormone Replacement Therapy

  • Seifert R
Springer International Publishing, (2019), 287-301
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-18899-3_24
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Abstract

The most important sex hormones are the ER agonist estradiol, the gestagen progesterone, and the androgen 5α-dihydrotestosterone. Estradiol is synthesized by aromatase from progesterone metabolites and testosterone. Estradiol and testosterone regulate multiple...

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Seifert, R. (2019). Sex Hormones: Hormonal Contraception and Hormone Replacement Therapy. In Basic Knowledge of Pharmacology (pp. 287–301). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18899-3_24

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