Lucas and Brion wade into women’s health and discuss Vitex which helps with PMS, infertility, and those pesky man boobs.

Notes:

Review of Herbal Extracts: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4528347/#CR41

Prolactin in Healthy Men: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9021345

Chasteberry not good for increasing lactation: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16156340

Gynecomastia in Men: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3987263/

Chastberry 2005 Review: https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/0901/p821.html

Luteal Phase Defects from high prolactin: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8369008

Hormone Levels in Pregnancy: https://flo.health/being-a-mom/recovering-from-birth/postpartum-problems/hormones-after-birth

Prolactin and Testosterone: https://www.naturally-boost-testosterone.com/prolactin-and-testosterone/

High Prolactin in Women, Signs and Symptoms: https://www.healthguideinfo.com/womens-health-diseases/p102914/

1^st High Quality Vitex Study on Fertility: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9973660

2^nd High Quality Vitex Study on Fertility: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11025394

3^rd High Quality Vitex Study on Fertility: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8369008

PMS double blind controlled study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC26589/

Products:

Vitex Eu Natural: https://amzn.to/2rwdZoG

Vitex Pure Encapsulations: https://amzn.to/2rwdZoG

Music by Jenny Jahlee from Live at KBOO

Homepage: www.quaxpodcast.com