07-03-2011, 17:18
Well, being one of those men who have done extensive research into hormones and their phyto equivalents, the answer is fairly simple.
Everyones basic breast size is determined by genetics, women who have already been through puberty have already reached this size (unless some imbalance has prevented it), men haven't because the testosterone inhibits the growth of breast tissue in response to the limited amounts of estrogen that we do produce. So for men to reach their genetically predisposed size, all we need to do is increase estrogen and decrease testosterone. This is easy in men because as we add estrogen (or their phyto analogs) it acts on the pituitary to inhibit the gonadotropins (LH and FSH) which signal the testes to produce testosterone (in women they stimulate estrogen production). Therefore as we add estrogenic compounds to our body it naturally suppresses testosterone. (not as effectively as androgen blockers, but enough) When women add estrogenic compounds to their body, this feedback cycle causes them to reduce their production of estrogen to maintain a constant level, and unfortunately, the phyto estrogens are not nearly as potent as the natural ones your body produces, so the results can be the opposite of what you expect as the phyto estrogens compete with your own natural estrogens for binding sites.
Everyones basic breast size is determined by genetics, women who have already been through puberty have already reached this size (unless some imbalance has prevented it), men haven't because the testosterone inhibits the growth of breast tissue in response to the limited amounts of estrogen that we do produce. So for men to reach their genetically predisposed size, all we need to do is increase estrogen and decrease testosterone. This is easy in men because as we add estrogen (or their phyto analogs) it acts on the pituitary to inhibit the gonadotropins (LH and FSH) which signal the testes to produce testosterone (in women they stimulate estrogen production). Therefore as we add estrogenic compounds to our body it naturally suppresses testosterone. (not as effectively as androgen blockers, but enough) When women add estrogenic compounds to their body, this feedback cycle causes them to reduce their production of estrogen to maintain a constant level, and unfortunately, the phyto estrogens are not nearly as potent as the natural ones your body produces, so the results can be the opposite of what you expect as the phyto estrogens compete with your own natural estrogens for binding sites.