phaedra,
Welcome to BN,
Here's some basic info in response to your question "Does anybody know why this happened to me? ".
Polycystic ovary syndrome, often shortened to PCOS, affects between 5 and 10 percent of American women, Robert Barbieri, M.D., of Harvard Medical School reports on UptoDate. Around 70 percent of women with PCOS have high androgen levels,
High DHEA-S levels along with elevated androstenedione and testosterone occur in PCOS. DHEA is produced mainly in the adrenal glands, with a small amount made in the ovary. Your body converts DHEA to testosterone. Between 50 to 75 percent of the testosterone in a woman's body comes from conversion of DHEA, with the rest produced by the ovary. The androgen DHEA-S is produced in the adrenal gland and high circulating levels of DHEA-S can occur when prolactin levels rise. Levels of prolactin, a hormone associated with lactation, are elevated in around 25 percent of women with PCOS, according to Dr. Marx. DHEA-S is also secreted with cortisol and cortisol levels rise during stress and in adolescence.
http://www.livestrong.com/article/432142-the-high-levels-of-dhea-in-pcos/
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/polycystic-ovary-syndrome-pcos-beyond-the-basics
Tuberous breasts (or tubular breasts) are a result of a congenital abnormality of the breasts which can occur in both men and women (also see Hypoplasia), one or both breasts. During puberty breast development is stymied and the breasts fail to develop normally and fully. The exact cause of this is as yet unclear, however, a study in 2011 of the cells in the breasts of both males and females with tubular breasts suggested a genetic link in a disorder of collagen deposition.
Tuberous breast: Morphological study and overview of a borderline entity
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3328117/
Take a look at these links, you'll find info in the FAQ section on SP (GR- is estrogenic) , Fenugreek.
It makes more sense that you have an androgen problem rather than estrogen.
How to Lower Your DHEA Level
http://www.livestrong.com/article/275117-how-to-lower-your-dhea-level/
FAQ-What herbs are used for breast growth?
http://www.breastnexus.com/showthread.php?tid=21602&page=11
Good luck.
Welcome to BN,
(04-09-2014, 01:38)phaedra Wrote: Does anybody know why this happened to me? I feel like is must be the DHEA. I have black hirsutism and I am naturally blonde. I also have acne and hold all of my weight in my stomach. If I am able to lower my DHEA, do you think my body will start accumulating fat in feminine areas such as my butt and breasts? Do you think my breasts will bottom out with the DHEA lowered?
What kind of herbs should I take? All of the usual seem bad for my situation, because they all seem to raise or act like estrogen which I have too much of and too much turns into male hormones which I definitely do not want! Does Goat's Rue really raise estrogen? Does Saw Palmetto lower DHEA or only testosterone? Does it raise estrogen? Does anything in this world lower DHEA? It seems everything only lowers testosterone!
I really don't know much of anything about this, so please inform me all that you can.
Here's some basic info in response to your question "Does anybody know why this happened to me? ".
Polycystic ovary syndrome, often shortened to PCOS, affects between 5 and 10 percent of American women, Robert Barbieri, M.D., of Harvard Medical School reports on UptoDate. Around 70 percent of women with PCOS have high androgen levels,
High DHEA-S levels along with elevated androstenedione and testosterone occur in PCOS. DHEA is produced mainly in the adrenal glands, with a small amount made in the ovary. Your body converts DHEA to testosterone. Between 50 to 75 percent of the testosterone in a woman's body comes from conversion of DHEA, with the rest produced by the ovary. The androgen DHEA-S is produced in the adrenal gland and high circulating levels of DHEA-S can occur when prolactin levels rise. Levels of prolactin, a hormone associated with lactation, are elevated in around 25 percent of women with PCOS, according to Dr. Marx. DHEA-S is also secreted with cortisol and cortisol levels rise during stress and in adolescence.
http://www.livestrong.com/article/432142-the-high-levels-of-dhea-in-pcos/
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/polycystic-ovary-syndrome-pcos-beyond-the-basics
Tuberous breasts (or tubular breasts) are a result of a congenital abnormality of the breasts which can occur in both men and women (also see Hypoplasia), one or both breasts. During puberty breast development is stymied and the breasts fail to develop normally and fully. The exact cause of this is as yet unclear, however, a study in 2011 of the cells in the breasts of both males and females with tubular breasts suggested a genetic link in a disorder of collagen deposition.
Tuberous breast: Morphological study and overview of a borderline entity
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3328117/
Take a look at these links, you'll find info in the FAQ section on SP (GR- is estrogenic) , Fenugreek.
(04-09-2014, 01:38)phaedra Wrote: What kind of herbs should I take? All of the usual seem bad for my situation, because they all seem to raise or act like estrogen which I have too much of and too much turns into male hormones.
It makes more sense that you have an androgen problem rather than estrogen.
How to Lower Your DHEA Level
http://www.livestrong.com/article/275117-how-to-lower-your-dhea-level/
FAQ-What herbs are used for breast growth?
http://www.breastnexus.com/showthread.php?tid=21602&page=11
Good luck.