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Vitex aka Chaste Berry for Post Propecia (Finasteride) Syndrome Recovery
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<blockquote data-quote="Vvs1" data-source="post: 142998" data-attributes="member: 18041"><p>I learned about Vitex from reading about Propecia recovery stories. These guys took Vitex and made recoveries, contrary to the perception that it's an antiandrogen. Apparently low doses will cause side effects in men, but higher dosages will cause the opposite side effect, although they claim that this decrease in prolactin will decrease testosterone?? Here's an NIH description.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>4.13. Chaste Tree (Vitex agnus-castus)</strong></span></p><p>Chaste tree (or chasteberry) is a native of the Mediterranean region and is traditionally used to correct hormone imbalances. In ancient times, it was believed to be an anaphrodisiac, hence the name <em>chaste tree</em>. Clinical studies have demonstrated effectiveness of medications produced from extract of the plant in the management of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and cyclical mastalgia (<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3693613/#A3644R14" target="_blank">14</a>). The mechanism of action is presumed to be via dopaminergic effects resulting in changes of prolactin secretion from the anterior pituitary. At low doses, it blocks the activation of D2 receptors in the brain by competitive binding, causing a slight increase in prolactin release. In higher concentrations, the binding activity is sufficient to reduce the release of prolactin (<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3693613/#A3644R15" target="_blank">15</a>).</p><p>Reduction in prolactin levels affects FSH and estrogen levels in females and testosterone levels in men. There is as yet no information regarding its efficacy in endocrine disease states such as PCOS, however, one small-scale study has demonstrated this prolactin reducing effect in a group of healthy males, and the implication is that it could be of use in mild hyperprolactinemia (<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3693613/#A3644R16" target="_blank">16</a>, <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3693613/#A3644R17" target="_blank">17</a>). One could also theorize that it could be refined for use as a male contraceptive, because testosterone reduction should reduce libido and sperm production. This topic is further explored in a review by Grant & Anawalt (<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3693613/#A3644R18" target="_blank">18</a>).</p><p></p><p>What do you guys think?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vvs1, post: 142998, member: 18041"] I learned about Vitex from reading about Propecia recovery stories. These guys took Vitex and made recoveries, contrary to the perception that it's an antiandrogen. Apparently low doses will cause side effects in men, but higher dosages will cause the opposite side effect, although they claim that this decrease in prolactin will decrease testosterone?? Here's an NIH description. [SIZE=18px][B]4.13. Chaste Tree (Vitex agnus-castus)[/B][/SIZE] Chaste tree (or chasteberry) is a native of the Mediterranean region and is traditionally used to correct hormone imbalances. In ancient times, it was believed to be an anaphrodisiac, hence the name [I]chaste tree[/I]. Clinical studies have demonstrated effectiveness of medications produced from extract of the plant in the management of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and cyclical mastalgia ([URL='https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3693613/#A3644R14']14[/URL]). The mechanism of action is presumed to be via dopaminergic effects resulting in changes of prolactin secretion from the anterior pituitary. At low doses, it blocks the activation of D2 receptors in the brain by competitive binding, causing a slight increase in prolactin release. In higher concentrations, the binding activity is sufficient to reduce the release of prolactin ([URL='https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3693613/#A3644R15']15[/URL]). Reduction in prolactin levels affects FSH and estrogen levels in females and testosterone levels in men. There is as yet no information regarding its efficacy in endocrine disease states such as PCOS, however, one small-scale study has demonstrated this prolactin reducing effect in a group of healthy males, and the implication is that it could be of use in mild hyperprolactinemia ([URL='https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3693613/#A3644R16']16[/URL], [URL='https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3693613/#A3644R17']17[/URL]). One could also theorize that it could be refined for use as a male contraceptive, because testosterone reduction should reduce libido and sperm production. This topic is further explored in a review by Grant & Anawalt ([URL='https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3693613/#A3644R18']18[/URL]). What do you guys think? [/QUOTE]
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