How to Use aromatase in a Sentence

aromatase

noun
  • Her discovery, a drug called an aromatase inhibitor, was initially met with skepticism.
    — Jaques Kelly, latimes.com, 9 June 2017
  • Fat cells produce an enzyme called aromatase, which converts testosterone into estrogen.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2023
  • These delays occur in males born with a deficiency in aromatase, a substance that makes the hormone estrogen.
    — Mark Gurarie, Health, 1 Nov. 2025
  • Anastrozole is in the class of medicines called aromatase inhibitors (AIs), which block the body from making estrogen.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Many supplements contain aromatase inhibitors, which assist to maintain free testosterone levels high.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 May 2022
  • The hormone-stimulating supplement Prime Male contains lutein, a citrus flavonoid that helps to suppress the aromatase enzyme.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2023
  • Even after anti-estrogen treatments, known as aromatase inhibitors, were introduced as part of the regimen in recent decades, they were simply added on to chemotherapy.
    — Alice Park, Time, 7 June 2018
  • Her discovery, a drug called an aromatase inhibitor, was made up in batches at the University of Maryland in downtown Baltimore.
    — baltimoresun.com, 20 Dec. 2017
  • And all naturally occurring estrogen in humans was once testosterone, transformed into estrogen by the enzyme aromatase.
    — Grace Huckins, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2021
  • The hormone-boosting supplement Prime Male includes the chemical luteolin, which is a citrus flavonoid that inhibits the aromatase enzyme.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
  • All of the women were given standard hormonal therapy -- an aromatase inhibitor or tamoxifen -- plus a medication that shuts down the ovaries' production of estrogen.
    — Amy Norton, CBS News, 3 June 2019
  • In addition to being a powerful antioxidant, vitamin C is known to inhibit aromatase at higher doses.
    — Md Published, Verywell Health, 27 Oct. 2025
  • All participants were given standard hormone therapy (an aromatase inhibitor or tamoxifen) as well as a medication that shuts down the ovaries' production of estrogen.
    — Samantha Lauriello, Health.com, 4 June 2019
  • Other drugs called aromatase inhibitors completely stop the production of estrogen—giving estrogen-receptor positive cancer nothing to work with.
    — Jessie Van Amburg, Health.com, 16 Sep. 2021
  • This happened, the group theorized, because AMH damped down levels of aromatase, an enzyme in the placenta that usually converts testosterone to a form of estrogen.
    — Jennifer Couzin-Frankel, Science | AAAS, 14 May 2018
  • Over the past decade, multiple trials have investigated letrozole, an oral aromatase inhibitor used for ovulation induction and breast cancer treatment, as an alternative to mifepristone.
    — Christine Henneberg, STAT, 15 May 2026
  • With aromatase activity curtailed, extra testosterone snuck through and bathed the mouse fetuses in a PCOS-conducive environment.
    — Jennifer Couzin-Frankel, Science | AAAS, 14 May 2018
  • Examples of endocrine therapy include aromatase inhibitors and ovarian suppression medications to lower estrogen levels, as well as drugs like tamoxifen to block estrogen from attaching to cancer cells.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2022
  • According to the World Anti-Doping Agency, letrozole is an aromatase inhibitor that can act as a hormonal and metabolic stimulant by increasing testosterone concentration.
    — Bianca Britton, CNN, 12 June 2018

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