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What does estradiol mean?

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  1. (biochemistry) A potent estrogenic hormone ((17)-estra-1,3,5-triene-3,17-diol) produced in the ovaries of all vertebrates; the synthetic compound is used medicinally to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer.
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Even though the ovaries cease producing estradiol, estriol continues to be made by the adrenal glands and in fat cells.
It is a necessary precursor of the estradiol, androsterone, and other hormones.
Testosterone and estradiol follow this rule, but progesterone is an exception.
I assume that you're taking an oral dose of estriol or some combination of estriol, estrone, and estradiol.
Steroid hormones such as progesterone, testosterone, and estradiol are derived from cholesterol, a major constituent of biomembranes.
Then there was balancing estradiol with progestins and, in some users, with estriol.

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