Tag: Bioidentical hormones

Did you know that federal regulations prohibit the use of added hormones in raising poultry and pork? The label "no synthetic hormones" clarifies that no artificial, lab-made hormones were administered during a product's development, a claim with different implications for meat, dairy, and hormone therapy.

Estradiol is the most potent form of estrogen and is produced naturally within the human body. However, the term "estradiol" can also refer to medications derived from plant sources or synthesized in a lab, leading to confusion about whether estradiol is a natural hormone. This article clarifies the distinction between naturally occurring estradiol and its bioidentical and synthetic counterparts used in medicine.

According to numerous medical and chemical sources, a compound found in yams, diosgenin, serves as a plant-based precursor for the laboratory synthesis of various hormones, including bioidentical testosterone. This critical fact clears up the widespread myth: your body cannot convert diosgenin from eating yams into testosterone naturally.