Estrogen

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Annotated Bibliography Ashley Raybon & Regine Yaites COMP 357 Abilene Christian University Annotated Bibliography Question: How do hormones affect the voice? Amir, O., Kishon-Rabin, L., & Muchnik, C. (2002). The effect of oral contraceptives on voice. Journal of Voice, 16(2), 267-273. doi: 10.1016/s0892-1997(02)00096-6 A group of ten women were evaluated in this study. They were divided into two groups, five who use birth control pills and five who do not use birth control pills. The…

atypically small brain as well. Four years later, Ricky’s parents heard of the controversial medical intervention called “growth attenuation therapy,” and opted to have their son undergo this treatment. This form of therapy uses relatively high doses of estrogen to cause premature closure of the growth plates in long bones (Field, 2016). Closing of growth plates in bones…

Systems Relationship Assignment 1. Muscular System and Skeletal System The muscular system is dependent on the skeletal system to provide blood cells to the muscles. The blood cells contain oxygen which is converted into ATP during cellular respiration. The ATP is needed to perform daily tasks like walking. The skeletal system supports the striated muscle which allows movement to occur. The striated muscle connects the bone and muscle together. The skeletal system relies on the muscular system…

In fact, long before the diagnosis there are changes on a microscopic level that are setting the stage for one’s journey. Studies of synthetic estrogen diethylstilbestrol (DES) and endocrine disrupting chemicals such as bisphenol-A (BPA), suggest that exposure to these substances in utero predisposes one to breast cancer later in life (Soto, Brisken, Schaeberle, & Sonnenschein, 2013). Yet, it is…

It was 1993 when Wolff et al.(1993) first hypothesized a positive connection between a metabolite of DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, a pesticide and environmental estrogen) and breast cancer. Since it was well known that breast cancer and prolonged exposure to estrogens were interrelated, this suggested that DDT could play a critical role in the initiation of breast cancer. Likewise, results of a study conducted by Engel et al. (2005) suggest that the use of a number…

That being said, with such a broad understanding of gender, a conclusion that there are multiple factors possibly influencing gender development is reasonable. Despite some refutation by more conservative groups, several factors such as biological, environmental, and social factors have been found in empirical research to work together in influencing the development of one’s gender identity. Be that as it may, those opposed to the concept of seeing gender as a spectrum do not come to the debate…

for hypertension, seizures, and antibiotics aide in making one prone to lupus (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2014). Since this disease is more prevalent in women than men, the female hormone estrogen is said to play a part in the etiology of the disease. Ben Greenstein in his excerpt on lupus stated that the impairment of estrogen receptors exacerbate autoimmune diseases explaining why autoimmune diseases such as lupus tend to be more prevalent in women (Greenstein, 2001). Genetics may be the underlining…

ovulation. The hormones in the pill—sometimes estrogen and progestin together, sometimes just progestin—stop your eggs from leaving your ovaries. No eggs leaving your ovaries means no opportunity for fertilization, which keeps you from getting pregnant (Teen Vogue). If you’re specifically using birth control for something besides getting pregnant the pill is better. Most women are prescribed combination pills (that is, ones that contain both estrogen and progestin) that also thin the lining of…

the baby grows larger putting more pressure on the cervix, which leads to premature birth or miscarriage. 2. Some risk factors, as listed by Mayo Clinic, include uterine abnormalities, genetic disposition, exposure to diethylstilbestrol (synthetic estrogen), trauma from a previous difficult birth, or trauma from a previous D&C. 3. According to the Baby Center, some people show no symptoms, while others may have pelvic pressure, cramping, backache, vaginal discharge that changes in volume and…