Boron for Hormonal Balance
Boron measurably shifts testosterone, estradiol and vitamin D markers in small studies, but clinical relevance is unclear.
Overview
Verdict
How It Works
Dosing & Protocol
Typical dose
- Recommended dose
- 10 mg/day for up to one week was the studied protocol; 3 mg/day for ongoing use
- Expected timeframe
- 1 week for biomarker change; clinical significance unestablished
Protocol
- form
- Boron glycinate or sodium borate
- timing
- With food
- duration
- Do not run 10 mg/day open-ended - use it as a one-week trial then drop to 3 mg/day or stop
- honest note
- Small human studies show raised free testosterone and reduced inflammatory markers after one week of 10 mg/day, but the samples were tiny and the results have not been replicated at scale
- measurement
- Free testosterone, SHBG and hs-CRP at baseline and one week if you want to replicate the study
- starting dose
- 3 mg/day with food for general use
- short trial used in studies
- 10 mg/day for one week, which is what the small human studies used
Evidence
What the studies say
No studies are yet linked to both Boron and Hormonal Balance.
Safety
Caveats
These are biomarker changes in very small studies, not demonstrated clinical benefits - do not assume improved energy, libido or body composition follows. Upper intake level is 20 mg/day, above which nausea, vomiting and headache occur; animal data show reproductive toxicity at high exposures. Avoid in pregnancy and breastfeeding. Avoid in hormone-sensitive cancer, since lowering SHBG raises free hormone levels. Do not supplement with kidney impairment. Genuinely abnormal hormones need endocrine assessment.
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