06-08-2012, 17:06
You're welcome! This is the test most people use. It'll give you a good idea whether you should be increasing your estrogen, progesterone, or both.
Saw Palmetto is more than anything used to prevent Testosterone from turning into DHT in the body, preventing side effects of the hormone such as body and facial hair, premature balding, etc. It also helps increase estrogen, although if you're using a patch (never knew those existed), it's probably not a high enough dose to do much to your estrogen levels. It's also a fatty acid, and I doubt you're getting that benefit from the patch as well. I suggest switching to an actual herb or the saw palmetto berries to see benefits. The herb would have to be very processed to turn it into a patch, so you're not getting nearly as strong an effect as you would finding something in a capsule with almost no fillers.
Saw Palmetto is more than anything used to prevent Testosterone from turning into DHT in the body, preventing side effects of the hormone such as body and facial hair, premature balding, etc. It also helps increase estrogen, although if you're using a patch (never knew those existed), it's probably not a high enough dose to do much to your estrogen levels. It's also a fatty acid, and I doubt you're getting that benefit from the patch as well. I suggest switching to an actual herb or the saw palmetto berries to see benefits. The herb would have to be very processed to turn it into a patch, so you're not getting nearly as strong an effect as you would finding something in a capsule with almost no fillers.