18-11-2011, 12:26 AM
Ha Susan,
There are three estrogens: estradiol, estrone (post-menopausal), and estriol (pregnancy). Hops, flax and soy just digest to estradiol. The miroestrol in PM mimics estrone. In the liver, miroestrol becomes the more powerful deoxymiroestrol. Estriol is in panax ginseng. I have a whole root here, but haven't touched it.
Estrone is a weak estrogen. Estriol is as strong as estradiol, and it is the cause of big titas in pregnant women. But as a supplement, it has the disadvantage that the body metabolizes it in 1-4 hours. Estradiol stays for 24 hours. So people use estriol as cream and reapply often, or drink panax ginseng tea all day.
There are three estrogens: estradiol, estrone (post-menopausal), and estriol (pregnancy). Hops, flax and soy just digest to estradiol. The miroestrol in PM mimics estrone. In the liver, miroestrol becomes the more powerful deoxymiroestrol. Estriol is in panax ginseng. I have a whole root here, but haven't touched it.
Estrone is a weak estrogen. Estriol is as strong as estradiol, and it is the cause of big titas in pregnant women. But as a supplement, it has the disadvantage that the body metabolizes it in 1-4 hours. Estradiol stays for 24 hours. So people use estriol as cream and reapply often, or drink panax ginseng tea all day.