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    breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the U.S. The American Lung Association indicates that more women are infected with COPD than men, 7 million in total, but that many are misdiagnosed as asthmatics. The higher levels of estrogen in lung tissue doubles women’s risk of lung cancer, compared to men. Another danger is for women smoking during pregnancy. Being born premature and low weight is a side effect of smoking. Babies born to mothers who smoked had roughly 20%…

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    common with all the women that lived in that era the person who found it was a french pathologist Jean Georges he saw that his patients bones were becoming riddled and had larger than normal holes in their bones.In 1940 he starts treating people with estrogen but he did not help so it was virtually impossible to cure.In 1960 more instruments came to help this disease like SERMS and densimoters which helped people who has osteoporosis.…

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    first trimester, the doctors might want you to wait until 2nd trimester. The women will be given a dose of antibiotics. Yeast Infection Yeast infection occurs because of overgrowth of Candida, which lives in the vagina. The increased levels of estrogen can help to create that kind of environment. Other cause of yeast infection is intercourse and taking antibiotics. Both disturb the balance of natural pH in your vagina. Symptoms • Itching and pain in vagina, area can also feel raw • Redness…

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    Obstetrical Theory

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    In this article, the timing of parturition is discussed in the human primate and a new theory is proposed on why human neonates are born so helpless while neonates of other primates are much more prepared for the world. The article presents the old idea coined the ’obstetrical dilemma’, which supports the idea that humans are born before their brains reach optimal development because if the neonatal head got any larger, it would not be able to fit down the narrow human birth canal. Human birth…

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    testosterone gives males several physical advantages over girls in competitive sports. Some examples would include: a better height to weight ratio, a greater bone density, increased muscle mass, and more oxygen-carrying red cells in the blood. Estrogen provides girls with a higher fat content than most males along with wider hips. It is obvious that men and women are not equally matched when it comes to natural physique. When transgender athletes are involved, there is no easy solution to…

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    Temperament Theory

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    In terms of biology, some researchers attributed estrogen to the discrepancy between males and females involving major depressive disorders (MDD) development. However, this does not mean cultural and social factors do not play a role in male/female discrepancies of MDD. Cultural factors and social driven stressors such as child rearing and domestic abuse, stressors that females are more exposed to than males can aggravate estrogen interaction with stress system; and this may explain the…

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    Lip Balm Research Paper

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    What is the main concern with products that go upon the lips? Is ingesting them one time dangerous? Or is it because we reapply so often/wear daily and it accumulates? The main concern is that most lip products are not made with edible ingredients yet we ingest the ingredients unknowingly. Ingesting the ingredients one time is not harmful, but toxins accumulate in our tissues overtime with daily applications. I think it’s best to purchase lip products that contain only edible, non-toxic…

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    While many today agree that gender can be expressed in a variety of ways which need not conform to particular physiologies, sex is still often conceived as some sort of natural, essential truth about a person's body. However, just as “gender” is defined by sociologists as a socially constructed set of meanings given to the identities and behaviours that individuals perform, the concept of “sex” cannot be divorced from cultural context. Sociologists reject that biology and science are not…

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    Testosterone is an essential hormone that regulates several aspects of men's health. It is responsible for sexual health and function, building lean muscle mass, red blood cell production, mental health stabilization, and much more. When levels drop due to age or an underlying health condition, men can experience several unpleasant, and potentially debilitating symptoms. RCMC Medical Center's testosterone therapy in San Juan, Capistrano, can help to reduce these unpleasant symptoms. Is Low…

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    published a paper together showing their findings there was a rise in the study of epigenetics changing from upbringing and life events. Many researchers like France Champagne, who found that baby rats raised by less attentive mothers had decreased estrogen receptors making them less attentive to their babies, used the findings of Meaney and Szyf as a stepping stone for their own findings. Meaney and Szyf continued on to write dozens of papers on this topic and they dove deeper into finding…

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