Prevention of Osteoporosis and restoration of bone strength.
	Reduced hot flashes and reduced vaginal dryness.
	Better maintenance of muscle mass and strength.
	Protection against heart disease and stroke.
	Improved cholesterol levels.
	Reduced risk of endometrial and breast cancer.
	Reduced risk of depression.
	Improved sleep and better mood, concentration and memory.
	Prevention of senility and Alzheimer’s disease.
	Improved libido.
	Many fewer unwanted effects than with synthetic hormones.

	Estrone (10-20% of circulating estrogens) = {E1} : implicated in hormone-medicated cancers.
	Estradiol (10-20% of circulating estrogens) = {E2}
	Estriol (60-80% of circulating estrogens) = {E3} : thought to be anti-carcinogenic; most protective estrogen ever tested against breast cancer.

	Estriol
	Estradiol
	Estrone
	Progesterone
	Testosterone
	Dehydroepiandosterone (DHEA)

	Promote proliferation and growth of specific cells in the body.
	Response for development of most secondary sexual characteristics of the female.
	Slows bone loss......estrogens do not assist in the formation of new bones.

Natural :

	Wild yam (Dioscorea) and soybean plants contain precursor molecules that can easily be chemically processed into a variety of steroid hormones.
	The hormones produced by chemical conversion are identical in all aspects to and absolutely indistinguishable from the hormones our bodies produce.

Patentable :

	"Patentable" usually suggests "artificial" or not found in nature.
	A substance that occurs somewhere in nature cannot be patented. It may be granted a "process patent" that covers the way in which the material or substance was collected and/or processed.