Welcome!

In the following pages you will be introduced to the Estrogen Epidemic; we will be talking about the effects estrogen has on the reproductive health of women, specifically the long term health concerns posed by excessive amounts of estrogen in the body. Estrogen is a hormone that is found in females and males, but is more prevalent in the female body. Estrogen has many effects on physiological aspects of the reproductive system and the overall health of the individual.

Please start your journey by clicking on the “Introduction” tab at the top of the page. From there, you can click on the underlined links on the introduction page to navigate to each subtopic.

Have fun exploring!

 

Rachel, Megan, Jenna & Ermias
Human Reproductive Biology, Spring 2011
University of Colorado Denver