When both thyroid and progesterone are deficient, even fat cells synthesize estrogen

Negation: When both thyroid and progesterone are deficient, not even fat cells synthesize estrogen 0 0 0

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If it is true that...

When progesterone is deficient, estrogen's effect is largely unopposed 1 0 2

Then it must be true that...

When both thyroid and progesterone are deficient, even fat cells synthesize estrogen 1 0 2

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If it is true that...

When progesterone is deficient, estrogen's effect is largely unopposed 1 0 2

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When both thyroid and progesterone are deficient, even fat cells synthesize estrogen 1 0 2

Then it must be true that...

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Estrogen steals oxygen from mitochondria, shifting patterns of growth and adaptation 1 0 2 Estrogen is closely associated with the general loss of fat-free tissue with aging 1 0 2 Estrogen creates an oxygen deficiency, stimulates first swelling, and then collagen synthesis 1 0 2 The absence of bright light can create a progesterone deficiency and leave estrogen and prolactin unopposed 1 0 2 Thyroid normalizes hormones, increasing progesterone and decreasing estrogen, which are needed for full-term gestation 1 0 1 Thyroid and progesterone protect the brain and other organs 1 0 1 Thyroid, progesterone, magnesium, glucose, and saturated fatty acids are among the central protective elements 1 0 2 The toxicity of estrogen and unsaturated fats has been recognized for most of the twentieth century 1 0 2 When progesterone is deficient, estrogen's effect is largely unopposed 1 0 2 Hypothyroidism, estrogen excess, free unsaturated fats cause increased vascular permeability and brain edema, protein leakage, and alteration of the matrix 1 0 2