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According to one study of nine common phytoestrogens in a Western diet, foods with the highest relative phytoestrogen content were nuts and oilseeds, followed by soy products, cereals and breads, legumes, meat products, and other processed foods that may contain soy, vegetables, fruits, alcoholic, and nonalcoholic beverages.
That left people concerned that phytoestrogens, like those found in soy, would put you at increased risk of breast cancer, as estrogen activity can act as a catalyst for cancer growth.
Equol is a compound that can exist in two mirror-image forms known as enantiomers: (S)-equol and (R)-equol.(S)-equol is produced in humans and animals with the ability to metabolize the soy isoflavone daidzein, while (R)-equol can be chemically synthesized. [9]
Over time the constant high and low blood sugar can lead to disordered metabolism and eating patterns that contribute to obesity and insulin resistance.” Processed meats
A comparison of the structures of the natural estrogen hormone estradiol (left) and one of the nonyl-phenols (right), a xenoestrogen endocrine disruptor. Endocrine disruptors, sometimes also referred to as hormonally active agents, [1] endocrine disrupting chemicals, [2] or endocrine disrupting compounds [3] are chemicals that can interfere with endocrine (or hormonal) systems. [4]
Around 10–40% of males with Graves' disease (a common form of hyperthyroidism) experience gynecomastia. [26] Increased conversion of testosterone to estrogen by increased aromatase activity, [7] increased levels of SHBG and increased production of testosterone and estradiol by the testes due to elevated levels of LH cause the gynecomastia ...
[22] [21] [40] Treatment with the antiestrogenic selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) tamoxifen has been found to decrease sexual desire in men treated with it for male breast cancer. [41] However, other studies have not found or reported decreased sexual function in men treated with SERMs including tamoxifen, clomifene, raloxifene, and ...
Men can do the same,” says Alex Robboy, a sex therapist in Philadelphia. Essentially, kegel exercises are a way of contracting the muscles of the pelvic floor, which give you greater control and ...