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natural breast enlargement quest  Uploading ....Natural breast enlargement pills are advertised on the Internet, television, and in women's magazines. Some of the ads focus on women's insecurities about their breasts, especially after childbirth, weight loss, and the removal of breast implants.
Women in search of an alternative to breast enlargement surgery are trying these herbal pills, without realizing that there is little-to-no evidence about the safety of breast enhancement pills. Most websites selling natural breast enhancement pills do not list any potential risks.
Could Natural Breast Enlargement Pills Work? Natural breast enlargement pills could theoretically increase breast size because some of them contain herbs that have known estrogen-like effects on the body. Birth control pills are thought to temporarily increase breast size in the same way--estrogen causes fluid retention in the breasts and may have an effect on breast tissue.
Are Breast Enlargement Pills Safe? But if natural breast enlargement pills do work, there is no evidence that they're safe. Adriane Fugh-Berman, M.D., professor of complementary and alternative medicine at the Georgetown University School of Medicine, said in an article published in Obstetrics and Gynecology, "The use of bust-enhancing products should be discouraged because of lack of evidence for efficacy and long-term safety concerns."
If breast enlargement pills do have estrogen-like effects in the body, there are some safety concerns. Estrogen given on its own stimulates the growth of tissue in the uterus and is believed to promote uterine cancer, which is why birth control pills and hormone replacement therapy normally contain progesterone to counter estrogen's effects on the uterus. We don't know if natural breast enhancement pills stimulate the growth of uterine tissue.
There is also no evidence about whether natural breast enlargement pills interfere with fertility, menstruation, or the effectiveness of birth control pills.
Ethnobotanist James A. Duke, PhD, discusses breast enlargement herbs in his book, The Green Pharmacy. Many of the herbs Duke talks about, such as fenugreek and fennel, have centuries-old folk reputations as breast enlargers. However, there is little discussion of safety, and Duke does not address the safety concerns of taking large quantities of these herbs in pill form.
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