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“Estrogen” or “Oestrogen”

Estrogen is predominantly used in American (US) English (en-US) while oestrogen is predominantly used in British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

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Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 11 prefer “estrogen” and 0 prefer “oestrogen”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country estrogen oestrogen Preference
United States 100 0 “estrogen”
United Kingdom 62 38 “estrogen”
India 88 12 “estrogen”
Philippines 98 2 “estrogen”
Canada 97 3 “estrogen”
Australia 79 21 “estrogen”
Liberia 0 0 Not enough data
Ireland 70 30 “estrogen”
New Zealand 79 21 “estrogen”
Jamaica 84 16 “estrogen”
Trinidad & Tobago 90 10 “estrogen”
Guyana 90 10 “estrogen”
Usage

Examples in context

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“estrogen”

  • …medical treatment which involves administering estrogen to cause closure of the…
  • …of estradiol dibutyrate (EDBu), an estrogen, hydroxyprogesterone heptanoate (OHPH), a progestogen,…
  • …off a chemical similar to estrogen.
  • …is a steroid, a weak estrogen, and a minor female sex
  • (S)-Equol preferentially binds estrogen receptor beta.
  • They act as estrogen and bind to receptors in…
  • An estrogen (E) is a type of…
  • …opposite effect and can increase estrogen levels and bioavailability.
  • …hormones, including cortisol, testosterone, and estrogen.
  • Acolbifene (EM-652, SCH-57068) – selective estrogen receptor modulator for breast cancer

“oestrogen”

  • Low levels of oestrogen effect the HPG axis with…
  • …has a similar structure to oestrogen (ligand) and can bind to…
  • Oestradiol binding to the oestrogen receptor releases the heat shock…
  • …between 2 and 5 months), oestrogen levels drop and hair loss…
  • …produce the required sex steroid oestrogen
  • …to an EDC such as oestrogen causes a reduction in Sertoli…
  • …body's conversion of testosterone into oestrogen, which is necessary for females.
  • Oestrogen is hydrophobic and is able…
  • Free BPA then competes with oestrogen for ERα and ERβ binding
  • …female Norns will begin an oestrogen cycle.

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