Moderate Alcohol Consumption and Estrogen Levels in Post-menopausal Women: A Review

According to the author's abstract of an article published in Alcoholism - Clinical and Experimental Research, "This report reviews the literature to evaluate association between moderate alcohol consumption and estrogen levels in healthy post-menopausal women. Of the eight studies available in literature on post-menopausal women who were not on estrogen therapy, two analyzed urine samples and six analyzed blood samples for estrogen levels. Of the two urine sample studies, only one reported positive association (p<0.05) between alcohol consumption and estrogen (estrone and estradiol) levels that increased by 16 to 20%. Of the six blood sample studies, only two -- one in...

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