[SkarlyW]

So just came by to make a minor update for how nbe hormones work after some reading including some studies.

Estrogen + progesterone + igf-1 + GH - testosterone => Boobs.  But there are some other factors too.
Estrogen + testosterone + igf-1 + GH => Butt and thighs.  Also has other factors.  Exercise and muscle also play a role in butt size.  Yet for some reason saw palmetto extract increases butt and thigh size instead of decreasing it.  Maybe DHT is different from other testosterone, or maybe SPE also has other effects.  While many women report growth from SPE and many men show improvement against high DHT symptoms, there’s lots of contradictory information on how exactly it accomplishes this.  I was also reading about how reishi may decrease DHT yet increase other testosterone and related effects.  Though a lot of that is probably because less T is converted to DHT.  DHT is stronger than regular T so overall it’s a decrease, but regular T has certain effects that DHT doesn’t and vis versa.  Generally DHT is the “bad” testosterone but a little is necessary for certain body functions.

So a pear shape might not only mean low progesterone.  It might also mean high testosterone or both.

Viewing this in a highly simplistic way I think Saw Palmeto kinda leads to strogen dominance since DHT blockers would turn testosterone to estrogen hence bigger butt and thighs