Why estrogen makes you smarter

Neuronal dendrite formationImage by TheJCB via Flickr
Oestrogen has beneficial effects on dendritic spine development. Dendritic spines are poorly developed in schizophrenia and other conditions and harnessing this effect could be useful refs  
However oestrogen also increases cancer,  stroke and other risks, and specificity is currently a problem.
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