EFFECTS OF ESTROGENS ON RENAL HEMODYNAMICS AND EXCRETION OF ELECTROLYTES IN HUMAN SUBJECTS*

Abstract
It has been generally accepted that estrogens cause retention of water, sodium and chloride. This belief has been based largely on the clinical observation that women gain weight and accumulate a certain amount of edema at times when the blood levels of estrogens are thought to be high, just before menstruation and during late pregnancy.