(19 Apr 2021, 21:55 )Like Ra Wrote: Anyway, today is Pueraria Day 1

(11 Apr 2021, 00:37 )Zooy Wrote: Just bought myself a few hundred 500mg capsules of PM. Let us see in a few months what the result is. I am sceptical but always in for an interesting experiment.

(18 May 2021, 23:56 )Like Ra Wrote:

(19 Apr 2021, 21:55 )Like Ra Wrote: Anyway, today is Pueraria Day 1

Exactly one month today. I can't say I noticed anything. Possibly (I might imagine this as well) my nipples become more sensitive, but it can happen on its own and disappear later.

(11 Apr 2021, 00:37 )Zooy Wrote: Just bought myself a few hundred 500mg capsules of PM. Let us see in a few months what the result is. I am sceptical but always in for an interesting experiment.

What about you?

(24 May 2021, 15:28 )subyasha Wrote: but that may have been from it possibly reducing my testosterone a very minimal amount.

(24 May 2021, 16:25 )Like Ra Wrote:

(24 May 2021, 15:28 )subyasha Wrote: but that may have been from it possibly reducing my testosterone a very minimal amount.

Estrogen does not decrease the testosterone level. They are not mutually exclusive.

(24 May 2021, 15:28 )subyasha Wrote: I just completed 60 days of Pueraria Mirifica pills. The ones I bought are no longer available on Amazon which is a bit worrying but they were 3000mg pills that I took 1 a day.

(19 May 2021, 02:26 )Zooy Wrote: Probably these phytoestrogens are rather overrated. One day I was discussing tofu cq soy products with a colleague and he reacted with: "I don't eat that. That can give you breasts." And that made me think that if that would be the case nearly all Japanese men should have big breasts. And the women there don't have big breasts either. Only in the manga.

Quote:According to Dr. Amin Herati, a urologist and the director of male infertility and men’s health at Johns Hopkins Medicine, there is no normal level of estrogen or testosterone. It’s all about balance.

“We’re looking for a testosterone-to-estrogen ratio, and their [testosterone-to-estrogen] levels should be 15 to 1… but too little of [estrogen] can be devastating for guys,” he says.

This depends on whether you’re experiencing symptoms.

“If [a patient’s] testosterone level is three times the expected normal and their estrogen level is also above normal, I won’t recommend any therapy as long as they’re asymptomatic,” says Herati. “The high level doesn’t always necessitate treatment.”

Quote:lots of factors can throw estrogen levels out of balance, including:

    weight gain
    older age
    stress
    tumors
    hormonal conditions

. . .
There is an indirect relationship (with age); many 60-year-olds have more estrogen in their body than a 30-year-old,” says Herati. Male testosterone levels naturally drop 1 to 2 percent every year after age 30. By age 75, a male will have lost about 30 percent of the testosterone they had at 25.
. . .
health conditions that can result in decreased estrogen production include:

    cardiovascular diseases
    autoimmune conditions
    hemochromatosis (too much iron in your blood)
    hypogonadism (a condition that results in reduced sex hormone production)
    extremely low body weight
. . .
Foods that are high in estrogen compounds include:

    soybeans
    garlic
    celery
    carrots
    potatoes and sweet potatoes
    apples
    coffee
    flaxseed
. . .
Do I need to avoid dairy and soy?

Short answer: No.

Quote:Symptoms of high estrogen

    erectile dysfunction
    migraines
    weight fluctuation, specifically weight gain*
    depression
    high blood pressure in the lungs (pulmonary hypertension)*
    prostate cancer*
    enlarged breast tissue (gynecomastia)

High estrogen may also indicate a high risk of:

gynecomastia (large breast growth)
diabetes
cardiovascular issues like blood clots and stroke
breast or prostate cancer

Quote:Symptoms of low estrogen

    delayed ejaculation
    coronary heart and artery diseases*
    delayed growth during puberty
    bone loss, pain, and osteoporosis*
    weight gain and insulin resistance*
    depression

Symptoms marked with an asterisk (*) could become severe enough to warrant consulting a doctor.

Quote:VII. SUMMARY AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS

The past half-century has witnessed a major paradigm shift in understanding of the role of E2 and other estrogens in the male. Originally considered female hormones, estrogens play critical roles in developing and adult male reproductive organs, especially the efferent ductules where ESR1 is essential for normal fluid reabsorption physiology. In addition, many male nonreproductive tissues express estrogen receptors and are regulated by estrogen. However, many questions remain unanswered. . .