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Query: UNIPROT:P02794 (
ferritin
)
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document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Estrogen deficiency has been regarded as the main causative factor in
menopausal symptoms
and diseases. Here, we show that although estrogen decreases by 90%, a concurrent but inverse change occurs in iron levels during menopausal transition. For example, levels of serum
ferritin
are increased by two- to threefold from before menopause to after menopause. This observation has led us to hypothesize that, in addition to estrogen deficiency, increased iron as a result of menopause could be a risk factor affecting the health of postmenopausal women. Further studies on iron and menopause are clinically relevant and may provide novel therapeutic treatments.
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PMID:Iron and menopause: does increased iron affect the health of postmenopausal women? 1952 79
