27-12-2011, 18:07
Hi Mochaccino,
The anterior pituitary gland keeps the total amount of sex hormones constant. So if estrogens go up because of hops, testosterone goes down.
The way this happens is like this: the anterior pituitary gland measures the total amount of sex hormones: testosterone + DHT + estrogens + progesterone. Because the hops digests to 8-prenylnaringenin, which binds to estrogen receptors, the anterior pituitary gland measures a higher amount of estrogens. Because the total has increased, the gland decreases Luteinizing Hormone (LH), so the ovaries start producing less hormones. So testosterone goes down, along with the others, except for estrogens, because you keep adding hops. If you add too much hops, estrogens will go down too. This is called stalling.
There are ways to avoid this happening:
1) taking an anti-androgen to lower DHT.
2) cycling hops, or taking it only once a day.
3) taking maca, to make testosterone regardless of low LH.
The anterior pituitary gland keeps the total amount of sex hormones constant. So if estrogens go up because of hops, testosterone goes down.
The way this happens is like this: the anterior pituitary gland measures the total amount of sex hormones: testosterone + DHT + estrogens + progesterone. Because the hops digests to 8-prenylnaringenin, which binds to estrogen receptors, the anterior pituitary gland measures a higher amount of estrogens. Because the total has increased, the gland decreases Luteinizing Hormone (LH), so the ovaries start producing less hormones. So testosterone goes down, along with the others, except for estrogens, because you keep adding hops. If you add too much hops, estrogens will go down too. This is called stalling.
There are ways to avoid this happening:
1) taking an anti-androgen to lower DHT.
2) cycling hops, or taking it only once a day.
3) taking maca, to make testosterone regardless of low LH.