Tag: estrogen
Maternal high-PUFA diet causes alcoholism, aggressiveness, early puberty, and hyper-estrogenism in offspring
Finally, an intervention study that should help convince some of the die-hard PUFA fans that these fatty…
Stress ups cortisol/estrogen/prolactin, drops DHT, causes male infertility and prostate issues
If you try to discuss infertility with a fertility/reproductive specialist or an endocrinologist, and mention that chronic…
Estrogens cause obesity / PCOS in women, DHT is protective
Female obesity and the closely related condition PCOS are perhaps the female equivalent of the so-called “androgen…
Even “non-carcinogenic” estrogens can cause cancer
I know, the title is a “paradox”, but this is truly what the article discusses. By now,…
DHT is an estrogen (receptor) antagonist
A neat little study, and in-vivo at that, which demonstrates that DHT is a direct estrogen receptor…
Fasting ups estrogen & cortisol, decimates vitamin D, may cause diabetes
A really interesting study, which will likely generate more than a few hateful emails for my Inbox…
Lowering estrogen prevents memory decline in menopausal females
As many of my readers know, the WHI studies were highly detrimental to the profits of the…
Estrogen can both cause and exacerbate Lupus
A quick post as a response to a recent argument I had over email with an endocrinologist…
Estrogen may be the cause of “estrogen-negative” breast cancer
IMO, one of the biggest medical frauds so far is the idea that androgens (especially DHT) cause…
Androgens boost, estrogen inhibits, anti-aging gene Klotho
This post has two main messages, based on the studies below. Namely, androgens (and especially DHT) potently…