| E coli | Escherichia coli |
| E1 | estrone |
| E2 | estradiol |
| E3 | estriol |
| END | Enterodiol |
| ENL | Enterolactone |
| GI | Gastrointestinal |
| NSAID | Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
| HSD | Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| OR | Odds ratio |
| HR | Hazard ratio |
| SIBO | Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth |
| LC/MS | Liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry |
| EM | Estrogen metabolites |
| ERα | Estrogen receptor alpha |
| ERβ | Estrogen receptor beta |
| SBA | Secondary bile acids |
| AR | Androgen receptor |
| TNBC | Triple negative breast cancer |
| BRCA | BReast CAncer gene |