Hormone Balance, Hormone Therapy, Breast Cancer Carin Nielsen, MD Hormone Balance, Hormone Therapy, Breast Cancer Carin Nielsen, MD

Three Tips for Healthy Estrogen Metabolism

Not All Estrogens Are Equal You may have heard that estrogen fuels breast cancer risk, but it’s more complicated than that.

Estrogen - whether made in the body or taken in externally from hormone therapy - is metabolized through pathways in the liver, forming estrogen metabolites. Estrogen metabolites interact with genetics, liver enzymes, antioxidants, and other biochemical pathways to ultimately influence breast cancer risk.

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