15-11-2012, 20:57
(15-11-2012, 17:38)ittybittytitties Wrote: Wow! Thank you all so much for the replies!
I did recently purchase Saw Palmetto (Nature's Way, 160 mg, 85-95% fatty acids) except I'm not sure how much I should be taking. I read in a few places to take around 300, so that would be two pills. One girl on here was describing her saw palmetto routine, and she did 1 pill the first week, 2 pills the second week, 3 for the 3rd week, 4 for the 4th week and then nothing for a week. Then started over again. I was thinking of trying something like that.
I also bought spearmint tea, because I like tea anyways and if it can help with my testosterone levels, then that's something I definitely can do.
Yes, I do have facial hair... and just a lot of hair in general... I've talked to my doctor about this and I don't have PCOS. She believes it's the combination of the high level of testosterone and genetics (I'm Middle Eastern).
Again, thank you all so much, I really appreciate the feedback! So, I think first I should try everything to lower my testosterone levels, and then focus on nbe? If anyone has any specific routines/dosages that would be great too!
I do not understand why anyone would want to cycle SP. It's activity is on a hormone that should remain mostly static and low in a female system. It cycles some in a male system, but not nearly enough to warrant a cycling of SP.
320mg is probably a safe starting dose btw. IF you end up needing to increase that, do so slowly, and don't go doing any silly cycling. Just get to where you feel comfortable and stay there.
I'm not too sure on the mint teas really, I'm allergic which is why I had to hunt down an alternative and settled for chinese skullcap... Which I wouldn't recommend to a natal female.
No PCOS.... Yeah. Definitely stick to fighting the high T first, then we can talk about phytoestrogens and pc and deregulators and... the fun "nbe" stuff. If you need any of them at all. Get the T low, then wait a few months after knowing for sure that you've got the T low, and see if anything changes first.
(15-11-2012, 17:42)lostacres6 Wrote: I just had a hormone test done & the results are: estradiol - 1.1 (normal 1.3 -1.7) progesterone - 477 (normal 200 - 3000) testosterone - over the limit (no numbers given) E to P ratio - 434 (normal 100 - 500). I am a 62 yr. old female 10 years postmenopausal. I have taken NBE herbs for the past 2 yrs. My intake consists of Hops, Soy, Flax, Red Clover, Licorice, Black Seed, GR, FG, Fennel, Barley Grass, Oat Straw, Alfalfa & PG cream.
I've had minimal growth in the past 6 mo. but have side efects of depression, mood swings & irritalility.
What changes should I make, if any? Is the high T a concern?
Thanks for any info.
Egads girl. That plan is uselessly complex. Are you even getting a reasonable dose of any single herb? And the competing phyto's... Jeeeeesh.
IMO, toss ALLL of that out and try something completely new.
Your hormone levels sound pretty much right for a postmenopausal woman, and indicate to me that you might be best served trying a combination of PM, FG OR WY, Maca, and the anti-androgens SP and a mint tea. AVOID any other weaker phyto-estrogens in combination with the PM. You are currently mixing way too many competing phyto-estrogens and are diluting your own results if any.