Pregenolone IMO topical actually helps keep e2 in check due to helping it control DHT as well as converting to progesterone through the skin unlike orals do (or have not been determined yet )
HAN
I am taking about way of getting the pregnenolone into our bodies.
I am not questioning if we need it or not (not yet, due to lack of knowledge).
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Apparently (with women using progesterone) form of delivery makes big difference in their estrogene clearing.
pills
cream
gel
looks like only gel is ok.
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I am just making wild guess, that possibly it is similar situation with pregnenolone.
Remember when I was using Androgel I was responding beatifully (average by the book).
When I changed to Tcream I went down hill.
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Estrogene clearing means, that they produce tonns of first and second Phase
2-Hydroxyestrone
4-Hydroxyestrone
16α-Hydroxyestrone
2-Methoxyestrone
4-Methoxyestrone
Quinones
and do not have enough (chemicals, vitamins what not)
to process it and get rid of it.
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Some of this are in not big enoug quantity or quality:
Metabolism of Estrogen
Phase I
+ Major path (450)
+ Hydroxylation (C2, C4, C16)
Phase II
+ Glucoronidation
+Sulfation
+Methylation
Genomic diferences are reson for different speed reaction, %% of reactions and speed of
elimination of different metabolites.
Different genes = different outcome
Phase I
CYP450 1A1 --> 2OH
CYP450 1B1 --> 4-OH ---> (Quinones Phase II) (cancer)
CYP450 3A4/5 --> 16OH (cancer)
Phase II
COMT
GST
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