Estrogen and metabolism; these are not two words that we often hear together, however, An Oasis of Healing’s Dr. Nathan Goodyear explains what it means, especially for cancer patients. What is estrogen metabolism? We know that estrogen is a “group of sex hormones that promote the development and maintenance of female characteristics in the human body.” Estrogen production happens mainly in the ovaries. Aside from its reproductive functions, estrogen also affects other bodily processes in the brain, skin, bones, liver and heart. The 2-OH metabolite is called the “good” estrogen because it has weak estrogenic activity. The 4-OH and 16α -OH metabolites have a greater amount of estrogenic activity. There is evidence to suggest that those with higher amounts of the latter two metabolites have “an increased risk of developing certain types of cancers.” An Oasis of Healing 210 N Center St #102 Mesa, AZ 85201 480-834-5414 https://anoasisofhealing.business.site