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Estradiol |
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About Estradiol |
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Estradiol is the most active form of estrogen in the human body. |
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As well as the being one of the most important "female
hormones" which is responsible for a normal |
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monthly cycle, estradiol is known to support normal function in quite
a number of important |
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physiological processes including bone mineral density &
osteoporosis prevention's well as proper |
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heart and blood vessel health &
arteriosclerosis prevention. Mood, sex drive, thyroid function, |
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skin elasticity (which decreases without estradiol and causes thin
skin and wrinkles), and fertility |
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are also effected by estradiol. Peri- and post-menopausal women may monitor the
decreasing |
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levels of this hormone that occur with aging.
Cycling women experiencing PMS symptoms that |
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may be due to a hormonal imbalance may also
monitor estradiol. In men estradiol does not play |
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as important a role as it does in women, though men also have a small
amount of estradiol normally |
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in their bodies. The amount of testosterone
that men have usually does not allow estradiol to have |
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any significant physiological effects on
the body. If the amount of estradiol compared to |
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testosterone increases, then men can notice certain symptoms such as
weight gain especially in |
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the midsection, development of enlarged breasts (gynecomastia),
decreased sex drive, and many |
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of the signs of low testosterone. Certain
medications and drugs, chronic alcoholism and other |
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chronic health conditions can result in
increased estradiol levels in men. For this reason we have |
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added estradiol assessment into our Male Hormone Test. |
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Additional Information: |
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Pathways: |
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Estrone à Estradiol |
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Testosterone à Estradiol |
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Common Names: Estradiol; Estradiol-17ß; Oestradiol; Oestradiol-17ß; beta-estradiol; |
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dihydrofolliculin; dihydroxyestrin; 1,3,5(10)-estratriene-3,17b-diol; 3,17- dihydroxy-delta(1,3,5-10)- |
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estratriene; 3,17- epidihydroxyestratriene; Estradiol-17beta;
17beta-estradiol; Estra-1,3,5(10)-triene- |
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3,17beta-diol; |
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Chemical Name: Estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,17ß-diol |
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Molecular
Formula: C18H24O2 |
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Molecular
Weight: 272.3864 |
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