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  • Licorice compound interferes with sex hormones in ovary, study finds

    Nov 9, 2016 12:30 pm by Diana YatesResearch
    graphic showing effects of ISO by Julie McMahon

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    A study of mouse reproductive tissues finds that exposure to isoliquiritigenin, a compound found in licorice, disrupts steroid sex hormone production in the ovary, researchers report.