Dietary fat intake and gestational weight gain in relation to estradiol and progesterone plasma levels during pregnancy: a longitudinal study in Swedish women

• Main Authors: Yu Wei (Author), de Assis Sonia (Author), Sandin S Sven (Author), Hilakivi-Clarke Leena (Author), Lof Marie (Author), Weiderpass Elisabete (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2009-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Elevated pregnancy hormone levels, such as oestrogen and progesterone, may increase the risk of developing breast cancer both in mothers and offspring. However, the reasons for large inter-individual variations in estrogen and proges...