Williams, Sarah C. “A Different Side of Estrogen-Second Receptor complicates efforts to understand hormone”. Science News, January 5, 2008 vol. 173, pg 8-9. In recent studies, the thought was that estrogen was mainly a hormone in women and small traces were found in males. It only was in important in the reproduction system and mainly in the ovaries. Today however it is known that Estrogens are extremely important not only in reproduction but also to all other organs of the body as they function to other parts of the organ’s cells.

In 1996 while searching broadly for new hormone receptors Gustadsson found estrogen receptor beta. In his research with mice he was able to find they were able to live without estrogen beta receptor but having many issues with their health, leaving us to believe that estrogen beta has protects against cancer and keeps the immune system in check. This shows for a long time scientists thought estrogens bounds to one type of receptor now......

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