[ssamantha8390]

I thought Fennel increased progesterone and prolactin? So wouldn't that be fine if she is estrogen dominant? I'm wondering because I believe I'm estrogen dominant as well and I would rather not take Fennel if it promotes an increase in estrogen.

My understanding is that it does all three. Which is why I'm using fenugreek instead, since it only boosts the effects but not the numbers. And it DOES boost prolactin in numbers.

Oh ok, that's good to know, thanks. I took Fenugreek for awhile, and I had really great swelling/tingles/soreness so I believe it was working. Unfortunately, it also gave me migraines. Anyways, I was looking for an alternative to Fenugreek that raised prolactin and progesterone without raising estrogen as well. I read in Isabelle's Herbs List on here, that Fennel only increased progesterone/prolactin, which is why I thought it might be better for me at reducing headaches. I think I might try it out anyways and see if the headaches ensue. I'm assuming estrogen is the issue, but honestly, I'm not even sure which hormone it is that was causing my migraines lol. I've read that estrogen, progesterone and prolactin can all be implicated in causing headaches. Hormones are so confusing sometimes