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Estrogen
Estrogen is the main female sexual hormone. Estrogen helps to regulate reproduction and menstruation.
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How do you reduce estrogen levels in man?
It's proven that eating too much chocolate can increase estrogen level. So, if a man's estrogen level is high... he must not eat too much choco (although thats pretty hard since chocolates tastes so good) LOL!
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Actually, chocolate may compete with estrogen. That is why women on their monthly's prefer chocolate. It helps modulate the effects of the estrogen to help balance the mood.
If a man's estrogen level is too high, it is important to ascertain the cause. If this is a teenage boy, this is normal and usually resolves on its own. Perhaps the testes may produce some estrogen before they start producing testosterone. Or it could be that the DNA code for the testosterone receptors are not fully "unpacked" and the testosterone gets converted to estrogen until the body becomes capable of using it. This may be compounded if the male in question is overweight, since testosterone breaks down into estrogen in the presence of the aromatase enzyme, and this enzyme is most abundant in fatty tissue.
Other things that raise estrogen levels in males may include:
- Tumors
- Medication side-effects
- Mistakenly prescribed medications (like Premarin for Prednisone)
- Drug/alcohol use (allegedly, though not completely proven)
- Testosterone and steroid abuse (the body converts those to estrogen to eliminate them)
- Prostate cancer therapy
- Undiagnosed intersex disorder
- Kleinfelter's syndrome
- Drugging, criminal mischief (eg., girlfriend putting estrogen in the food)
- Food tainted with estrogen (was once a meat and dairy problem)
- Misuse of estrogen cream (eg., using it as sexual lubricant and he gets it too).
- Liver disease - the body may not make the precursors for testosterone, aromatization may increase, and estrogen clearance from the body may decrease.
If you know the cause, you would stop it. Quit any unprescribed drugs. Be certain that sexual lubricants are just that, and not prescription estrogen cream. Ask your girlfriend or spouse if she uses estrogen cream and when she applies it - she may have to change her usage schedule so it isn't within a couple hours of sex. Examine any patches you wear for nicotine or medications to make sure someone didn't swap them with estrogen patches. Ask a pharmacist if you notice any unfamiliar medications in your prescriptions in case there are medication mixups. Be suspicious if the pills are football (oval) shaped and burghundy in color (possibly Premarin, CES, or Cenestin), or if the tablets are small, round, and lavender or pale green (possibly Estrace or generic). If you are on prescription medications for hair loss or given HRT for acne, then quit them and tell your doctor. If you are receiving cancer treatment, tell your doctor if you have feminization symptoms, but don't quit any medications.
Verify the source and production of your meat and dairy products. A family complained of feminization symptoms (the males were growing breasts - including the dog, the 5-year-old was menstruating, the mother stopped menstruating). It turned out they were getting chicken necks out of a farm's garbage, and the necks contained estrogen pellets (for fattening purposes).
You should also report any suspected poisoning to the police. Be suspicious if you are being coerced to take "vitamins" or there is a powdery residue in your drink.
As for other causes, only a doctor can tell you if those are relevant. If you are receiving treatment for prostate cancer or you were born with Kleinfelter's Syndrome, chances are, you would already know. A doctor can rule out cancer, tumors, advanced liver disease, and intersex disorders that were not previously diagnosed.
Does estroven have estrogen in it?
I started taking Estroven to help with my night sweats and mood swings and just plain crappy feeling for the last year. I'm 42 yrs old and took it for a few days when I thought I was PMSing. Now I'm 4 days late and I hope it's the estroven that messed me up, I don't need to be pregnant at this age. I'm beside myself in tears and worried.
What is another name for estrogen?
i. Estradiol
ii.Estrace
iii.Climara
iv. Estraderm
vi: Menostar
vii. Steroid hormones
What is going to happen if you have low estrogen level?
The calcium that you get from milk and other foods will not go into your bones, after awhile when you have no estrogen content you go through menopause and that's because of no estrogen in the blood that cant put the calcium in the bones. and this is why osteoporosis was such a problem because women loose bone since calcium cannot get to the bones.
The actions of estrogen are mediated by the Estrogen receptor (ER), a dimeric nuclear protein that binds to DNA and controls gene expression. Like other steroid hormones, estrogen enters passively into the cell where it binds to and activates the estrogen receptor. The estrogen:ER complex binds to specific DNA sequences called a Hormone response element to activate the transcription of some 137 ER-regulated genes, of which 89 are direct target genes. Since estrogen enters all cells, its action are dependent on the presence of the ER in the cell. The ER is expressed in specific tissues including the ovary, uterus and breast.
While oestrogens are present in both men and women, they are usually present at significantly higher levels in women of reproductive age. They promote the development of female secondary sexual characteristics, such as breasts, and are also involved in the thickening of the endometrium and other aspects of regulating the menstrual cycle. In males, oestrogen regulates certain functions of the reproductive system important to the maturation of sperm and may be necessary for a healthy libido. Furthermore, there are several other structural changes induced by oestrogen in addition to other functions.
How is the production of hormones such as thyroxine and estrogen regulated?
If you have an inactive thyroid, than usually they will regulate it with a medication called synthroid. People who have there thyroid removed also have it regulated with a medication called synthroid.
What are the three main functions of estrogen?
It maintains the menstruation cycle. It develops secondary sexual characteristics. It also develops sexual organs.
How do you lower estrogen levels?
- Soy.
- Millet.
- Barley.
- Flax seed.
- Lentils.
- Kidney beans.
- Lima beans.
- Rye.
- Clover.
- Fennel.
- Chickpeas (garbanzo beans).
Can you make estrogen artificially?
Estrogen occurs naturally in the human body. There are man-made versions of estrogen such as BPA, which has been know to cause prostate cancer.
Does silk soy milk contain estrogen?
No vegetal product contains estrogen, which is an animal female sex hormone.
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They can contain compounds that are similar to human estrogen or affect estrogenic activity.
Soybeans contain glycitein and daidzein, which are types of phytoestrogens (called isoflavones) that seem to have little effect on humans. However, its effects on infants (from soy-based infant formula milk) have not been widely studied, and never in long term studies. In both cases, there is some controversy regarding the effects of soy milk, beneficial or not. Soy milk in particular may affect the menstrual cycle.
These phytoestrogens are still present in soy milk and tofu, but less so in fermented soy products such as miso.
In addition, soy products often contain exogenous estrogens (called xenoestrogens) that come from the chemical herbicides and pesticides widely used in cultivation. These xenoestrogens seem to be far more potent on human health than the natural phytoestrogens found in plants.
What happens when your estrogen level is high?
During puberty, increasing estrogen levels promote breast development. During the proliferative phase of the menstrual cycle, estrogen increase causes the bleeding to stop.
Which glands secrete estrogen and progesterone besides the ovaries?
Placenta produces those hormones.But it is a temporary gland.
Is it dangerous for a man to take a woman's estrogen?
It can increase blood pressure and your chance of developing breast cancer, stroke or heart attack.
Does more estrogen balance excess testosterone in women?
Found the following at http://www.diagnose-me.com/cond/C621300.html under Recommendations and Treatments for high Testosterone Level: Hormone - Estrogen Replacement
"Low estrogens allow the circulating androgens and testosterone to be more freely available and thus stimulate cells more. Increasing the circulating estrogen in the blood by taking estrogens will increase the proteins that bind the androgens and help decrease the effects of all androgens, whether the levels are normal or excessive."
Also from http://www.drmirkin.com/women/1233.html
"Just taking birth control pills markedly lower a woman's blood levels of testosterone because the estrogen in birth control pills shuts down the brain that produces FSH the hormone that causes the ovaries to produce testosterone."
Not certain on the reliability of these sources, but either or both might be correct. So the higher your estrogen level, the lower your testosterone level will be? x
Where in the female body is oestrogen and progesterone produced?
They are made in the ovaries. They are responsible for female sexual development and maintenance mainly.
Is estrogen the hormone that causes most of the changes in a boy's body during puberty?
There are actually a bunch of different hormones that cause the changes during puberty, but the dominant one in males is testosterone, while the dominant one in females is estrogen.
Can you get pregnant with low estrogen levels?
I just had a failed IVF cycle and they noticed that two days prior to my egg retrieval my estrogen level plummeted. They are contributing this to possibly being the reason for the failed attempt. I have read a few things that suggest estrogen is important for the embroy to adhere to the uterus lining.
What are the secondary sex characteristics that are caused by estrogen?
There are many secondary sexual characteristics caused by testosterone, including growth of facial, chest, and armpit hair. Enlargement of the voice box leading to an Adam's apple and a deeper voice. Broadening of the shoulders. Increased secretion of the sweat, and oil glands. Increased muscle mass.
no the ovaries secrete estrogen and progesterone.
they produce eggs
How to boost your estrogen level?
Well u could do a highly androgenic anabolic steroid, All that testosterone will undoubtedly convert to a high amount of estrogen... OR ask doc for some pills...
Have estrogen levels in birth control pills changed?
Most birth control pills already contain estrogen, and taking more isn't normally done. If your pill does not contain estrogen, there is a medical reason why your health care provider chose that one for you. Talk to your helath care provider to find out why estrogen was prescribed along with the birth control pill.
