(12-04-2010, 04:33 PM)esther85 Wrote: Thanks Suri and Hazel, for all the information!!
Hazel: "The pituitary produces the hormones LH and FSH in response to low levels of progesterone or estrogen"
Do you think only pituitary gland would also work, since it would stimulate your body to produce the hormones you are low on (if I understand correctly)?
Suri, you seem to know a lot about medical stuff. Would you happen to understand how BO seems to relieve menstrual cramping in many women?
I am tempted to try BO after I am done with progesterone cream just to relieve my endometriosis and pain. If it will enlarge my breasts along the way I won't complain obviously
I agree with Hazel there. The pituitary typically contains other hormones as well. One example is ACTH which will in turn stimulate the adrenal glands to produce cortisol and other corticosteroids. While this might be good if you're suffering from adrenal fatigue, it might be bad if you already have stress hormone levels that are quite high. And again we don't know in what quantities and ratios these hormones occur.
If you only took pituitary then your ovaries would have to produce all the hormones themselves. I doubt that the pills contain the exact ratios that are necessary to induce a normal ovarian cycle (because they change during the cycle, the pills don't). It's probably more of a support if your pituitary hormones are too low.
I don't know why BO would reduce menstrual cramping because we still don't know for sure what's in it. I guess that if you are suffering from some hormone deficiency and the BO product happens to contain a ratio that is good for you it might result in alleviation of some of your problems.
If you take into account that estrogen is the hormone that is absolutely necessary for breast growth but some women suffer from estrogen dominance (or progesterone deficiency), BO would certainly be a better choice because it naturally ALSO contains some progesterone.
Estrogen is so important because it causes cell growth. Without estrogen you won't grow. Progesterone on the other hand causes cells to mature.
So I guess you would also need certain amounts of progesterone in order to avoid proliferation and maybe to make your results more permanent and avoid shrinking back.
However you should make sure to limit your progesterone intake. High progesterone levels have a catabolic effect on body proteins. This can result in an excess breakdown of protein and muscle tissue. Not very good if you're trying to enlarge your breasts I'd say.
Again it depends on your hormonal profile. If you have low estrogen and normal progesterone levels, supplementing extra progesterone should be very counterproductive. If you have extremely low progesterone levels you might very well benefit from it.
Why are you taking progesterone? Are you deficient? Do you feel better taking it? If so, BO might be a better choice for you than just herbs.