Licorice compound interferes with sex hormones in ovary, study finds

(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) A study of mouse reproductive tissues finds that exposure to isoliquiritigenin, a compound found in licorice, disrupts steroid sex hormone production in the ovary, researchers report. This is the first study to examine the effects of this chemical on the ovary.

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-11/uoia-lci110916.php