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[Sex hormones and antioxidant status]
G Klinger1, K Winnefeld, K Schubert
1Abteilung Frauenheilkunde, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena.
Abstract:
Physiologically, an influence of sex steroids on the antioxidative capacity can be seen at least as a short-term effect. First of all the steroid effects are due to the estrogen component rather than the progestin component. The antioxidative potential of natural estrogens is several times higher than that of vitamin E. Long-term studies should be performed to verify this in perimenopausal hormone replacement.