14-09-2011, 18:07
Susan and I were wondering if it's possible to use phyto-estrogens to up the estrogens estradiol, estrone, and estriol separately. It is. Hops, flax, and soy digest to estradiol, but the miroestrol in PM mimics estrone. It's on p. 21 of this book:
http://books.google.nl/books?id=eMnI7Y9LYLsC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Chemicals+from+plants:+perspectives+on+plant+secondary+products&hl=nl&ei=ZtpwTp0uwpw6zOC8mgk&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=miroestrol&f=false
Estrone is the predominant estrogen in postmenopausal women:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estrone
In pregnant women, it's estriol, and in others, estradiol. So this still doesn't explain why Susan felt like she was pregnant
http://books.google.nl/books?id=eMnI7Y9LYLsC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Chemicals+from+plants:+perspectives+on+plant+secondary+products&hl=nl&ei=ZtpwTp0uwpw6zOC8mgk&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=miroestrol&f=false
Estrone is the predominant estrogen in postmenopausal women:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estrone
In pregnant women, it's estriol, and in others, estradiol. So this still doesn't explain why Susan felt like she was pregnant