Question 1

will taking fenugreek (one capsule of 610mg per day) lead to overdose of oestrogen and cause breast cancer? esp when my mom has history of cancer.

Accepted Answer

Who knows/why take?: Fenugreek is used for many conditions, but so far, there isn’t enough scientific evidence to determine whether or not it is effective for any of them.  It is POSSIBLY SAFE when taken in amounts used for medicinal purposes (amounts larger than normally found in food) for up to 6 months. At this time there is not enough scientific information to determine an appropriate range of doses for fenugreek.

Question 2

how do you increase estrogen?

Accepted Answer

Diet: Phytoestrogens (plant estrogens) are present in many foods.  However, one might ask why you want to increase your estrogen.  If you are menopausal, you can try food supplements or actually take estrogen orally.  Most birth control pills contain Estrogens but usually lower estrogen levels by also suppressing the ovaries.  To answer your question better, i would have to know what your objective is.

Question 3

does vit b12 increase estrogen level?

Accepted Answer

B 12: No, B12 does not increase estrogen.

Question 4

does heavy lifting increase estrogen?

Accepted Answer

No: But we all make estrogen. Sometimes we do not make enough testosterone

Question 5

can estrogen pills increase fertility?

Accepted Answer

No: On the contrary estrogen is used in contraceptive pills.

Question 6

does estrogen increase after conception?

Accepted Answer

Conception: I strongly recommend that you go online and type in "Estrogen increase after conception"

There are many articles on this topic and I suggest you take time to browse through a few of them. If you end up with concerns (shouldn't happen) speak to your ob/gyn.

Question 7

does resveratrol block estrogen or increase it?

Accepted Answer

Neither: At very high doses (which are much higher than you can get at the store) in laboratory animals, it can have some beneficial effects, but none on estrogen.  The effects in humans, however, have never been demonstrated.

Question 8

can eating granola bars raise my estrogen levels?

Accepted Answer

Possibly: Granola bars are high in sugar. High sugar in your diet will reduce the amount of glucuronidase enzyme available to metabolize estrogen and raise your estrogen levels. Also high sugar increases Insulin and this could also increase your estrogen. There are other mechanisms as well.

Question 9

is it possible for soy to increase estrogen levels?

Accepted Answer

Probably not.: Estrogens from plants or phytoEstrogens are similar but not identical to human estrogen.  We don't yet understand the full effects, but phytoEstrogens can have some of the same effects as estrogen in the body, but may not effect the measured estrogen levels.

Question 10

could you tell me if flaxseeds increase or decrease estrogen?

Accepted Answer

Flaxseeds: Although Lilian Thompson, PhD, an internationally known flaxseed researcher from the University of Toronto, says she wouldn’t call any of the health benefits of flax "conclusively established."  Some studies have suggested that exposure to lignans during adolescence helps reduce the risk of breast cancer and may also increase the survival of breast cancer patients -- but this is as yet unproven.

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