 [ Symptoms ] i fell on cement stairs 6 months ago and still in pain i do not like taking drugs to mask the pain what should i do [ Disease ] although erythema nodosum en affects four times as many women as men it is not because of estrogen or at least no medical researcher has made a direct link to any hormone en is considered to be idiopathic   meaning that a specific cause has not been identified for more information <link>#a0101 my dermatologist would beg to differ on the previous answer i have been diagnosed with erythema nodosom biopsy proven & i also have concurrent hormone dysfunction my dr said there have been cases where women taking birth control hormones & women who are pregnant were diagnosed with erythema nodosom & no other cause had been found to explain the issue there is an article in a medical journal discussing this & the possibility that estrogen caused these women is erythema nodosom my derm said he believes my hormone issues very well may be causing my chronic e n if you are still having issues i would recommend seeing an endocrinologist to look further into the state of your hormones good luck