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ReviewNutrients2026

Diet, the Gut Microbiome, and Estrogen Physiology: A Review in Menopausal Health and Interventions.

Michelle Jing Sin Lim, Elvina Parlindungan, E'ein See, Ching Hwee Gan, Rachel Yap, Germaine Jia Min Yong

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Review in Nutrients, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Michelle Jing Sin LimSingapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 31 Biopolis Way, Nanos, Singapore 138669, Singapore.
Elvina ParlindunganSingapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 31 Biopolis Way, Nanos, Singapore 138669, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-7997-0031
E'ein SeeSingapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 31 Biopolis Way, Nanos, Singapore 138669, Singapore.
Ching Hwee GanSingapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 31 Biopolis Way, Nanos, Singapore 138669, Singapore.ORCID 0009-0000-6356-3247
Rachel YapSingapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 31 Biopolis Way, Nanos, Singapore 138669, Singapore.
Germaine Jia Min YongSingapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 31 Biopolis Way, Nanos, Singapore 138669, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-5661-582X

Funding

Agency for Science, Technology and Research C240314055
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Menopause represents a key transitional phase in women's health, characterized by declining estrogen levels and increased risk for cardiometabolic, musculoskeletal, and urogenital disorders. Beyond its endocrine roots, emerging evidence highlights the gut microbiome as a critical modulator of systemic hormonal balance. This review synthesizes current understanding of the bidirectional relationship between estrogen and the gut microbiome and its implications for women's health during menopause. Evidence from current studies reveals distinct findings across populations, reflecting the complexity of estrogen regulation in part by the gut microbiome (i.e., estrobolome). While no ideal gut microbial composition has been identified for women across stages of perimenopause, likely due to geographically unique gut microbiome profiles among healthy women, greater microbial diversity has been positively associated with improved estrogen regulation. Conversely, reduced diversity and altered

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DietEstrogensGastrointestinal MicrobiomeMenopauseFemaleHumansPhytoestrogensProbioticsSynbioticsWomen's HealthEstrogensPhytoestrogensestrobolomegut microbiomeperimenopausepersonalized nutritionsynbiotics

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PMID41978103
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