Dr. David Zava of ZRT Laboratory and our co-author of What Your Doctor May Not Tell You about Breast Cancer, has been measuring progesterone /
estrogen ratios for many years in his saliva and blood spot tests, and includes them in test results.
Not exact matches
Hormone imbalances occur when the
ratio of,
for example, testosterone to
estrogen, are out of sync.
Prostate cancer hormonal risk factors (e.g., in men, the 2:16 α
ratio, the Testosterone:
Estrogen ratio [low T: E suggests insulin resistance which correlates with increased risk
for prostate cancer]-RRB-
Estrogen metabolism and the diet - cancer connection: rationale for assessing the ratio of urinary hydroxylated estrogen metab
Estrogen metabolism and the diet - cancer connection: rationale
for assessing the
ratio of urinary hydroxylated
estrogen metab
estrogen metabolites..
But even if these favorite treats of mind don't contribute to useful hormone balance (testosterone to
estrogen ratios) I don't need an excuse
for indulging in them.
Don't forget, men also require
estrogen and the correct
ratio of
estrogen to testosterone
for their maleness.
An ELISA method
for measuring 2 - and 16 - alpha - hydroxylated
estrogen (OHE) metabolites in urine is available and the
ratio of urinary 2 - OHE / 16 - alpha - OHE (2 / 16 - alpha
ratio) is a useful biomarker
for estrogen - related cancer risk.
For gains in muscle size and strength, it is important to maintain a favorable testosterone - to -
estrogen ratio.
For someone with a 28 - day cycle, we would test serum estradiol on day 3 for fertility patients and on day 21, along with progesterone, in order to get an estrogen to progesterone rat
For someone with a 28 - day cycle, we would test serum estradiol on day 3
for fertility patients and on day 21, along with progesterone, in order to get an estrogen to progesterone rat
for fertility patients and on day 21, along with progesterone, in order to get an
estrogen to progesterone
ratio.
So we like a 2:1
ratio or greater
for healthy
estrogen balance.
The test results give you the levels
for both hormones and the all - important
ratio between the two so you can determine with your doctor whether you are
estrogen dominant.
You're body is used to all these endogenous artificial testosterone, you know, your testosterone to
estrogen ratio is getting messed up and so you do have to use what's called post cycle therapy when you're on pro-hormones and we won't get into the post cycle therapy as much on this podcast «cause I know we're kinda pushing
for time but the problem is that if you don't cycle pro hormones, it can be tough on your liver, it can be tough on your own endogenous production so it's something that you do wan na make sure that you do, that you understand how to cycle properly and I have to be careful of course, giving out recommendations like that on this show just because so many people who are listening to this are competing in event like triathlons and marathons and thing of that nature where they're gonna be drug tested and stuff like this would be a big no - no anyways, you know, or they're going after more natural means and let's face it, prohormones can be kinda damaging to your body and the reason
for that is because a lot of these side effects: acne and hair loss, breast tissue enlargement, or you know, what we affectionately call bitch tits in dudes, prostate swelling, you know, a lot of these hormonal imbalances that get created from dumping exogenous sources of hormones into your body and creating like a hormone milieu that can be a real real issue from a health standpoint.