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“I heard estrogen can help you build more muscle when you exercise — is that actually true, or is it just marketing?”
Does Estrogen Help You Build Muscle? What a Randomized Trial Found When Women Lifted Weights on Transdermal Estradiol
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Dam TV, Dalgaard LB, Ringgaard S, Johansen FT, Bisgaard Bengtsen M, Mose M, Lauritsen KM, Ørtenblad N, Gravholt CH, Hansen M. (2020). Transdermal Estrogen Therapy Improves Gains in Skeletal Muscle Mass After 12 Weeks of Resistance Training in Early Postmenopausal Women. Front Physiol 11:596130. doi:10.3389/fphys.2020.596130 · PMID 33542694 · PMC7853242
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