When women take estrogen supplements where does the estrogen come from?  Animals? Plants?  Just curious!?
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Certain vegetable contains plant estrogen, for example, the beans fanmily like french beans, long beans and so on. The supplements, black cocosh and evening primrose oil also contains the hormones (that mimick estrogen) which is also good for regulationg hormone levels in women especially for easing the pains during mensturation (periods).
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We are classified as mammals.  Mammals feed their young by the use of breast milk.  All male and female animals have nipples (what was God thinking?), but only the females have the hormones and additional physical items necessary to activate the lactation process.\n\nGender differneces stem from the X/Y genetic differences.  The rest of the body (including nipples) is controlled by genes elsewhere.\n\nStranger questions would be why do some women have Adam's apples or beards.  Nobody knows.
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One word, hormones.  They come during periods, before periods, during pregnancy, menopause, after a birth of a child...always.  It is part of the joy, and curse, of a woman!  ;)
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If it is actually due to menopause symptoms, soy and black cohosh are supposed to be helpful.  Without knowing your menstrual history, still having problematic hot flashes after sixty seems as if the symptoms may have lasted a long time.  This combined with your statement that HRT did not help, makes me wonder whether the cause is not something else.  Have you considered consulting an endocrinologist?
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Effects of High Estrogen Levels \nIn women, estrogen circulates in the bloodstream and binds to estrogen receptors on cells in targeted tissues, primarily the breast and uterus. Estrogen hormones have many effects on your body, for example they are responsible for the growth and development of female sexual characteristics and reproduction.
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Try studying your text book for a more complete answer.  Basically, the release of the sexual hormones like estrogen promote the growth of breasts and onset of ovulation and menstruation.  Hair will appear in the pubic area and under the armpits.  The body takes on more of a feminine shape, with wider hips and a narrower waist.
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I think you should discuss it with your doctor... There probably are estrogen pills you can take, but be aware of the consequences.
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Get hormone supplements
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the hormone similar to our FSH hormone also stimulates them to up milk production... it evades me right now... but i wanna say it's called BSH.... i swear that's wrong, but it's from Monsanto company.... i haven't milked out cows in a long time! ;) anyhoo, they get monthly injections which stimulates their mammaries to up milk production.
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Yesterday I heard a story about this on NPR. It was on All Things Considered called "Study: Estrogen Protects Some From Breast Cancer." It sounds like it is individual for each woman depending on past family history and overall current health. Check out the link.
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It really is what they eat. Supplements are only to supplement your diet. You should not rely on them. Try to get as much as you can from what you eat, and if you need more of something, then look at supplements.
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Keep in mind that HRT was based upon taken natural estrogens, tinkering with them slightly, in order to produce biologically unprecedented analogues that could be patented and granted exclusive rights, allowing for incredibly high profits. This was an experiment that went awefully wrong. It turned out that it caused greater risk for cancer, stroke and heart attack.  The real irony is that the natural estrogens they started from, like the kind in black cohosh or soy leaf, or in flaxmeal are safe and capable of protecting us from cancer....but being that Mother Nature holds no patents, no doctor was interested in recommending these heavily researched phytoestrogens.  Phytoestrogens are relatively weak, but are capable of blocking out the action of synthetic or endogenously produced powerful estrogens, which can cause unregulated cell division, and other side effects like weight gain, stroke, etc.  The other side of the coin, though is progesterone, a "master" or "mother" hormone that actually is converted into estrogen in the body, and is itself a good remedy for hot flash, unexplained weight gain, mood imbalance, week bones, etc......it is actually the only safe way to put unopposed estrogen in check. But, make sure you get it either from someone who practices bioidentical hormone testing and replacement, or a health food store where they have mexican yam derived progesterone which is bioidentical to the way you produce it.  If you need a good reference check out Christine Northrope's "Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom." She covers all the bases quite well, and being that she is a Female, she understands far better than any man.
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i know i am not a woman but i can answer. it'a the hormone estrogen like testosterone in men. estrogen is a growth hormone in  females that at puberty causes groeth of sex organs and secondary sex characteristics like breast development, broadening of pelvis, distribution of fat muscle, and during menstral it stimulates growth of FOLLICLES, stimulates growth of the endometrium, increases peristaltic movements of the uterine tubes, and makes cervical mucus thinner and more alkaline. all these changes to increase sperm survival.
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we're on the same dilemma..im not having my period for almost 3 months now after i stopped taking a pill over 1 year of using it..the doctor said,my body has not adjusted yet since ive been taking estrogen hormones for over a year..it will just go back to normal as she said and she has not given me any prescription to get my period back..what did ur doctor prescribed you?may i know? her's my email ad angel_4_lyf25@yahoo.com..im also not comfortable with my present situation..
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There are no scietific references to dietary supplements.\nPay no attention to all this quackery.\nUse reliable medical/scientific advice:
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Google "DHEA". It's a steroid produced by your adrenal glands that acts as a precursor for testosterone & estrogen.
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Get a thorough medical checkup to make sure it isn't gynaecomastia (man boobs caused by an imbalance of testosterone and estrogen levels).  Interestingly increase in estrogen levels can be caused by use of marijuana, steroids, antidepressants, heroin or wife/ girlfriend/ partner using estrogen creams (info from The Hypochondriac's Pocket Guide to Diseases You Probably Already Have by Dennis Declaudio).\n\nIf this is not the case, your doctor may just recommend a balanced diet and physical exercise incorporating weights to develop your torso.