CONFLICT OF INTEREST none declared. INTRODUCTION The balance of endocrine and autocrine activity usually starts to fade after age of 45 years in women. This is particularly true for the imbalance of estrogen and progesterone. This imbalance creates a number of clinical syndromes and disorders. GOAL The goal of the study is to determine the effects of phytoestrogens on the psychological, som...

Concerns pertaining to the risk of estrogen exposure through HT have prompted an increase in the use of natural alternatives. Phytoestrogens may provide postmenopausal women with a practical alternative and many women have already begun to utilize phytoestrogen supplements. However, research regarding the efficacy of phytoestrogens as a hormone therapy alternative has been previously pessimisti...

Phytoestrogens are estrogen-like chemicals found in plant foods such as beans, seeds, and grains. Foods made from soybeans have some of the highest levels of phytoestrogens and have been studied the most. In spite of initial optimism, it is not clear whether eating foods rich in phytoestrogens decreases breast cancer risk. This is an active area of research with much work needed to resolve this...

Hormone-dependent cancers contribute to the majority of cancer deaths in women. Treatment options for hormonal such as breast, endometrial, prostate, and ovarian aim at inhibiting key signalling pathways hormones responsible cell proliferation. Hormonal therapies long run cause musculoskeletal disorders, Disease reoccurrence, drug resistance. There is a need new alternative prevent treat carcin...

Phytoestrogens constitute an attractive research topic due to their estrogenic profile and their biological involvement in woman's health. Therefore, numerous studies are currently performed in natural products chemistry area aiming at the discovery of novel phytoestrogens. The main classes of phytoestrogens are flavonoids (flavonols, flavanones), isoflavonoids (isoflavones, coumestans), lignan...

The aromatase enzyme catalyzes the conversion of androgens to estrogens inmany human tissues. Estrogens are known to stimulate cellular proliferation associated with certain cancers and protect against adverse symptoms during the periand postmenopausal intervals. Phytoestrogens are a group of plant derived naturally occurring compounds that have chemical structures similar to estrogen. Since ph...

Phytoestrogens are extensively investigated for their potential to prevent many hormone-dependent cancers and age-related diseases, however little is known about their effects in brain. Brain aromatase and plasma phytoestrogen levels were determined in Sprague-Dawley rats fed a phytoestrogen-rich diet during pregnancy/lactation. Ingested phytoestrogens cross the placenta and become concentrated...

Dietary phytoestrogens may be involved in the occurrence of chronic diseases. Reliable information on the phytoestrogen content in foods is required to assess dietary exposure and disease risk in epidemiological studies. However, existing analyses have focused on only one class of these compounds in plant-based foods, and there is only little information on foods of animal origin, leading to an...

Effect of Flushing Diet Containing Phytoestrogens Soy Products on Off-Season Reproductive Performance Afshari Ewes

-Estrogens are known to induce cardioprotective effects by inhibiting smooth muscle cell (SMC) growth and neointima formation. However, the use of estrogens as cardioprotective agents is limited by carcinogenic effects in women and feminizing effects in men. If noncarcinogenic and nonfeminizing estrogenlike compounds, such as natural phytoestrogens, afford cardioprotection, this would provide a...