61.   Women also may get tamoxifen, a medication that reduces levels of the female hormone estrogen, which can foster tumor growth.

62.   French researchers have determined that the female reproductive hormone progesterone also plays a role in the formation of protective sheaths for nerve fibers.

63.   He said there was an increase in the environment of chemicals which contained substances similar to female hormones, included in the manufacture of detergents and plastics.

64.   Japan is the sole industrialised nation that bans the second-generation birth control pill, which has lower doses of a female hormone.

65.   The female hormone estrogen, normally given to women to prevent bone and heart problems, can help improve mental capacities as well, a scientist says.