[Partial effects of estrogens and 19-nortestoron derivatives]

In the present review the extragenital effects of steroidal estrogens and 19-norandrogen derivatives on mammalian organs and tissues are described. In detail experimental and clinical findings concerning the influence of these compounds on carbohydrate-, lipid- and protein metabolism, on the cardio-vascular system, the blood coagulation, the bone-tissue, the connective-tissue, the central nervous system and the immune system are summarised. These effects are mainly discussed as possible side effects and also as base for new therapeutic concepts.