The influence of phytoestrogens or estrogens on the proliferation of the rat endocervical mucosa

SUMMARY INTRODUCTION Although estrogen therapy is widely used against post-menopausal symptoms, it can present adverse effects, including endometrial cancer. Soy isoflavones are considered a possible alternative to estrogen therapy. However, there are still concerns whether isoflavones exert troph...

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Main Authors: Paulo Celso Franco, Ricardo Santos Simões, Adriana Aparecida Ferraz Carbonel, Gisela Rodrigues da Silva Sasso, Rinaldo Florencio-Silva, Edmund Chada Baracat, Manoel Batista Castello Girão, José Maria Soares Júnior, Manuel de Jesus Simões
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Language:English
Published: Associação Médica Brasileira
Series:Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302020000200174&lng=en&tlng=en