08-08-2011, 09:57 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-08-2011, 10:41 PM by beachbumbythesea.)
Wow what you wrote about the maca and aromatase..I looked up aromatase and a deficiency of it causes amenorrhea (which is absence of a period..so I wonder if that is what is up with me..thank you..when I read that it made sense..now how do I up aromatase..going to find out.. cool ..I hope I can do it with food..
Yes I was thinking Prettymama had lower testosterone..
That is interesting about the prolactin..that is hard to figure if your low or high..I guess when I start taking FG I will know then...
Alot of good stuff here..
Ok..read that FG lowers SHBG..hmmm..sorry just making notes so you can see what I am thinking..
OK..your fav..Hops..raises SHBG..ok I am seeing a pattern of your regimen..now I know why you add oats too..this is what Wahaika wrote, which you probably already know or follow this..
Hops 1800mg/day - Should be 1=1 with fenugreek - See Eve's Program for an example of a successful program using hops.
Hops is known to raise estrogen levels and lower testosterone levels. It specifically lowers testosterone levels in men. If it is raising estrogen levels then this will result in elevated SHBG. SHBG has a binding preference to testosterone, then estrogen, in that order. So, the more estrogen, the more SHBG, the less free testosterone.
In men, the leydig cells in the testes are inhibited.
The way to counteract the SHBG effect is to take wild oats extract with it. This will bind to SHBG making it unavailable to take up free testosterone.
It is the binding, and therefore lack of, free testosterone can cause loss of libido. Hops is also known to make women "weepy."
Yes I was thinking Prettymama had lower testosterone..
That is interesting about the prolactin..that is hard to figure if your low or high..I guess when I start taking FG I will know then...
Alot of good stuff here..
Ok..read that FG lowers SHBG..hmmm..sorry just making notes so you can see what I am thinking..
OK..your fav..Hops..raises SHBG..ok I am seeing a pattern of your regimen..now I know why you add oats too..this is what Wahaika wrote, which you probably already know or follow this..
Hops 1800mg/day - Should be 1=1 with fenugreek - See Eve's Program for an example of a successful program using hops.
Hops is known to raise estrogen levels and lower testosterone levels. It specifically lowers testosterone levels in men. If it is raising estrogen levels then this will result in elevated SHBG. SHBG has a binding preference to testosterone, then estrogen, in that order. So, the more estrogen, the more SHBG, the less free testosterone.
In men, the leydig cells in the testes are inhibited.
The way to counteract the SHBG effect is to take wild oats extract with it. This will bind to SHBG making it unavailable to take up free testosterone.
It is the binding, and therefore lack of, free testosterone can cause loss of libido. Hops is also known to make women "weepy."