20-09-2014, 22:55
The chart in the top post shows the pathways from Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), to Androstenedione, to testosterone, to estradiol, to estriol. It shows aromatases making conversions to estradiol, estrone, and estriol.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/?term=16alpha-Hydroxylase Steroid 16-alpha-Hydroxylase, a liver enzyme, seems important in that can make different conversions on the way to estriol.
I wonder if blessed thistle which has a role in helping the liver, and is also a lactogogue has an effect in any way on an estriol pathway.
On the other hand, estriol may not be normal for the body to synthesize in large amounts, so it may possibly be irrelevant. Estriol is synthesized by a small amount by the liver, and also by a large amount by a placenta.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/?term=16alpha-Hydroxylase Steroid 16-alpha-Hydroxylase, a liver enzyme, seems important in that can make different conversions on the way to estriol.
I wonder if blessed thistle which has a role in helping the liver, and is also a lactogogue has an effect in any way on an estriol pathway.
On the other hand, estriol may not be normal for the body to synthesize in large amounts, so it may possibly be irrelevant. Estriol is synthesized by a small amount by the liver, and also by a large amount by a placenta.