[EllaC]

Lotus dear friend I have a question for you.

re wild yam[/b

What hormonal influence do you think WY has in [b]PILL form not cream?

I understood you may have said somewhere when taken internally it might influence estrogen but when extracted into the cream form it acts as progesterone..

On a side note too if I stopped vitex which I found has balanced my cycle but shrunk my bosom is there another herbal route to balance my hormones?

Hi Ella,

Funny, I was reading how coffee and tea act like progesterone on estrogen today, for another topic huh?.

A possible scenario about vitex is how it can increase T for some, (women included), indicating the shrinkage?. In another twist, a scarred liver will not process hormones (amongst other things too) correctly, complicating estrogen metabolism. A fatty liver can be corrected by diet, just FYI stuff.

If you mean via sublingual delivery I believe perphial tissues benefit, by standard delivery about 75-80% gets lost by first pass metabolism. Perhaps you create a triple delivery system of transdermal, sublingual and standard delivery. However, I'd favor sublingual at 70%, then 20% transdermal and then 10% standard, (that's just me though).

is there another herbal route to balance my hormones?

Have you tried this?

Frankincense oil (aromatherapy) regulates estrogen production in women and reduces the risk of post-menopause tumor or cyst formation in the uterus (uterine cancer). It also regulates the menstrual cycle of premenopausal women.
http://articles.mercola.com/herbal-oils/...omatherapy)

Hey.
Gosh I'd love to try or use frankincense oil but there's just NO reliable sources over here. Find me a reliable supplier and I'd go for it!
Re the wild yam I was thinking pill form... Are there any benefits to hormones or because it's similar composition to fenugreek right? Therefore might raise estrogen ?

Hmm really interesting re testosterone... I never knew that! I wonder if that's why I've shrunk?... The dosage per pill of vitex is 225mg so not high given I'd loose most if that upon digestion... And yet my period was bang on time last cycle so it must have had some effect...

I'm wondering am I being a selfish dork by stopping vitex on account of breasts....