Effects of placentophagy on maternal salivary hormones: A pilot trial, part 1.

CONCLUSIONS: Some hormones in encapsulated placenta lead to small but significant differences in hormonal profiles of women taking placenta capsules compared to those taking a placebo, although these dose-response changes were not sufficient to result in significant hormonal differences between groups. Whether modest hormonal changes due to placenta supplementation are associated with therapeutic postpartum effects, however, awaits further investigation. PMID: 29174274 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29174274?dopt=Abstract

Source: Women Birth - November 23, 2017 Category: Midwifery Authors: Young SM, Gryder LK, Cross C, Zava D, Kimball DW, Benyshek DC Tags: Women Birth Source Type: research