However, we now know that estrogen accounts for much more than a woman's strictly female traits. After leaving the ovaries, estrogen travels to special receiving points, found in different type of tissues all over the body. Many of these receptors are found in female anatomy, such as the breast, uterus, labia, and vulva. But you can also find them in bone, skin, the brain, muscles, heart, and blood vessels. Estrogen can affect the body positively and negatively.
Good news is that it lessens the risk of cardiovascular disease and bone loss.
It also may provide some of the vigor characteristics of young age. However, excess estrogen or estrogen metabolized by the body in a certain way can lead to problems. Large or prolonged doses of estrogen can cause breast cancer or carcinoma in the cervix. Even mild estrogenlike compounds present in plants can trigger adverse reactions when an animal gets too much of them. Scientists have found that pigs that eat too much moldy corn or sheep that consume too much clover may develop an abnormal growth of the uterine lining resulting in high miscarriage rates, and other abnormalities associated with an excessive exposure to estrogen-mimicking hormones.