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Community Conversation => Transsexual talk => Male to female transsexual talk (MTF) => Topic started by: RevanDFS on January 27, 2016, 09:47:58 PM

Title: herbal supplements
Post by: RevanDFS on January 27, 2016, 09:47:58 PM
Is herbal supplements for  breast good or bad when on estradiol? Like going to http://www.vitaminworld.com/default?icid=ros-_-header-_-logo and picking up like Red Clovor ,wild yum.
Title: Re: herbal supplements
Post by: Mariah on January 27, 2016, 10:57:08 PM
It shouldn't be an issue, but to be sure you should let your doctor know of anything your on. If it is an issue they will let you know. Hugs
Mariah
Title: Re: herbal supplements
Post by: RevanDFS on January 28, 2016, 03:14:53 PM
Thank you
Title: Re: herbal supplements
Post by: Devlyn on January 28, 2016, 03:42:38 PM
Probably won't hurt, but probably isn't necessary on estradiol. Are you not getting the results you want?

Hugs, Devlyn
Title: Re: herbal supplements
Post by: MsMarlo on January 28, 2016, 04:34:11 PM
Revan:

I've done  little research on it a while back and recall something about it being relatively unnecessary to "boost" estro and that it may indeed hinder it from working as it should.  Albeit phytoestrogens are weak in themselves,  too much estrogen will convert back into testosterone. 

If I can find the paper somewhere I'll post the findings, but your best bet is to check with your endo.


Hope this helped a little  :-)

Be safe,

Marlo
Title: Re: herbal supplements
Post by: KayXo on January 28, 2016, 04:48:19 PM
Quote from: MsMarlo on January 28, 2016, 04:34:11 PM
too much estrogen will convert back into testosterone.

Estrogen can never convert to androgen. It is chemically impossible. Imagine the repercussions in male prostate cancer patients given high doses of estrogen to suppress testosterone. In my own case, my E levels are in the range of 1,000-4,000 pg/ml while T remains at 8 ng/dl. T was actually higher when E was lower!

http://www.genome.jp/kegg/pathway/hsa/hsa00140.html
http://www.angelfire.com/sc3/toxchick/images/S/steroidogenesis.gif
Title: Re: herbal supplements
Post by: MsMarlo on January 29, 2016, 10:42:46 AM
Hmmmmm   very interesting.