Topical and oral estrogens revisited for antiaging purposes.
Topical and oral estrogens are beneficial in maintaining skin firmness and elasticity in postmenopausal women. The positive cutaneous effects of estrogen were overlooked in the Women's Health Initiative trial.
Draelos
Zoe Diana
ZD
Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. zdraelos@northstate.net
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000287:Administration, Topical; D004967:Estrogens / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015595:Skin Aging / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology
D004967:Estrogens