Estradiol Benzoate is a sex hormone that is present in both males and females, and is the most important form of estrogen in humans. U žien, it plays a key role in the development and functioning of the reproductive system, as well as in the growth of certain bones. It also governs the distribution of body fat in women and is the main hormone responsible for the fact that women are shorter than men, on average. Both the ovaries and the adrenal glands produce it.
Menštruačný cyklus u žien zahŕňa predvídateľné zmeny hladín niekoľkých hormónov, pričom estradiol je jedným z nich. Podieľa sa na procese ovulácie a pripravuje vnútornú výstelku maternice na implantáciu, malo by byť vajíčko oplodnené. Niektoré testy vykonané na paviánoch a iných primátoch ukázali, že jeho hormón tiež hrá nepretržitú úlohu pri udržiavaní tehotenstva., pomáha jej vydržať počas celého obdobia tehotenstva.
As a sex hormone, it also triggers many of the developments of the reproductive system that begin in puberty. It is present throughout the reproductive years, and declines during and after menopause. This decline is precisely what causes many of the symptoms of menopause, such as hot flashes and night sweats, vaginálna suchosť, and the loss of bone mass that may lead to osteoporosis.
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2. Estradiol is the major estrogen secreted by the premenopausal ovary. Estradiol benzoate is an estradiol analog which contains a benzyl ester at the C-3 position. Estradiol benzoate is useful in the tr eatment of lesions produced by diminution of bodily production of estrogens.