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Steroidal Estrogen
A predominantly female hormone derived from cholesterol belonging to the family of Steroid Hormones and is responsible for maintaining the health of reproductive tissues, breast, skin, and brain. By-products of estrogen metabolism are thought to cause breast and prostate cancer. (NCI Thesaurus)
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