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A woman’s reproductive years are characterized by finely tuned waves of circulating sex hormones which are dictated by her menstrual cycle and in turn, influence many, if not all, of her physiological functions.
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Brown, K.A., Simpson, E.R. (2014). Estrogens, Adiposity and the Menopause. In: Obesity and Breast Cancer. SpringerBriefs in Cancer Research. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-8002-1_1
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