Mleko krava predstavlja veoma zastupljenu namirnicu u ishrani ljudi. Među tim, osim hranljivih materija, mleko sadrži i hormone, poput estrogena, zbog kojih je konzumacija mleka prepoznata kao potencijalni rizik za zdravlje ljudi. Naime, bovini i humani estrogeni imaju sličnu strukturu, te se smatra da unos estrogena putem mleka krava može povećati nivo estrogena u krvi ljudi koji ga konzumira ju. Dodatno, mnoge studije dovode u vezu porast nivoa estrogena u cirkulaciji sa pojavom hormonski zavisnih tumora u populaciji ljudi, uključujući karcinom dojke, materice, jajnika, testisa i prostate. Cilj ovog rada je da, na se osnovu raspoloživih podatka iz literature, analizira da li i u kojoj količini estrogeni mleka mogu biti rizik po zdravlje ljudi, za koju uzrasnu kategoriju, kao i da li se pravilnim odabirom kra va koje se koriste za proizvodnju mleka može uticati na nivo estrogena u mleku koje se koristi u ishrani konzumenata. Cow’s milk is a very common food in the human diet. In addition to nutrients, cow’s milk also contains hormones, such as estrogens, due to which the con sumption of milk is recognized as a potential risk to human health. Namely, bovi ne and human estrogens have a similar structure, and it has been hypothesized that the intake of estrogens from cow’s milk can increase the level of estrogens in consumers’ blood. Furthermore, many studies have examined the associations between circulating estrogens levels and the risk of hormonesensitive tumors in humans, including breast, uterine, ovarian, testicular, and prostate cancers. The aim of this study is to examine, based on available literature data, if the estrogens are potential risk for human health, in which concentrations, for which age group and is it possible, by choosing adequate cows, to affect estrogen levels in cow’s milk that is used by consumers.