30-06-2014, 14:36
(This post was last modified: 30-06-2014, 15:43 by surferjoe2007.)
Not much herbal specifically for progesterone I'm afraid. Prolactin might barely help progesterone. With vitex that means 40-125 mg. Using more can actually lower your prolactin and then you get more estrogen.
But there are plenty of herbs that have a balanced effect, and you're in luck since your hormones are already balanced. Meaning you could simply avoid both estrogen and progesterone herbs and focus on herbs that have a blanket effect. Then take only that and an anti-androgen to make sure your testosterone doesn't raise along with everything else.
IMO on a budget order whole fenugreek seeds, soak in water overnight and eat. Start with 1 tsp and go as high as 1/4 to 1/2 cup (measured dry). It's good for increasing sensitivity to every hormone you already have whether you're female or male. I was using it for male things and it's truly amazing, like there's no upper limit nor diminishing returns. Since your hormones are balanced I think it will be extremely effective. Twice as much will be nearly twice as fast; ten times as much nearly ten times as fast. Plus it's a cheaper food than ramen and very high in iron. So no phytoestrogens, no progesterone and just stick to that alone and maybe an anti-androgen.
If you don't like the maple smell you could get a shatavari extract instead. Preferably with XX% saponins for high concentration. Again no real upper limit so use as much as you can. I mean there's a mouse study where the mouse on an extremely high dose becomes way oversized, as in the worst case of breast hypertrophy: so overgrown they become a clinical problem, get in the way of normal activity, squeeze milk ducts shut, etc. But the key was the mouse had its own source of hormones from pregnancy. Normally non-humans have hardly any and no breasts until then. So it's very good that you have balanced hormones. Studies found no toxicity for fenugreek and shatavari even in extremely high amounts. That's what I mean by no upper limit.
Anti-androgen is a bit more expensive though perhaps optional. You could get 320 saw palmetto extract or up to 10g spearmint. You can make tea with it. Though you might not need so much since your testosterone is currently ok. I think spearmint would be a lot cheaper. Between cheap spearmint and cheaper than college food fenugreek I think you'll actually save a lot of money.
But there are plenty of herbs that have a balanced effect, and you're in luck since your hormones are already balanced. Meaning you could simply avoid both estrogen and progesterone herbs and focus on herbs that have a blanket effect. Then take only that and an anti-androgen to make sure your testosterone doesn't raise along with everything else.
IMO on a budget order whole fenugreek seeds, soak in water overnight and eat. Start with 1 tsp and go as high as 1/4 to 1/2 cup (measured dry). It's good for increasing sensitivity to every hormone you already have whether you're female or male. I was using it for male things and it's truly amazing, like there's no upper limit nor diminishing returns. Since your hormones are balanced I think it will be extremely effective. Twice as much will be nearly twice as fast; ten times as much nearly ten times as fast. Plus it's a cheaper food than ramen and very high in iron. So no phytoestrogens, no progesterone and just stick to that alone and maybe an anti-androgen.
If you don't like the maple smell you could get a shatavari extract instead. Preferably with XX% saponins for high concentration. Again no real upper limit so use as much as you can. I mean there's a mouse study where the mouse on an extremely high dose becomes way oversized, as in the worst case of breast hypertrophy: so overgrown they become a clinical problem, get in the way of normal activity, squeeze milk ducts shut, etc. But the key was the mouse had its own source of hormones from pregnancy. Normally non-humans have hardly any and no breasts until then. So it's very good that you have balanced hormones. Studies found no toxicity for fenugreek and shatavari even in extremely high amounts. That's what I mean by no upper limit.
Anti-androgen is a bit more expensive though perhaps optional. You could get 320 saw palmetto extract or up to 10g spearmint. You can make tea with it. Though you might not need so much since your testosterone is currently ok. I think spearmint would be a lot cheaper. Between cheap spearmint and cheaper than college food fenugreek I think you'll actually save a lot of money.