Andrew Huberman· PhD
It’s major effect (assuming one sources real shilajit) is to increase FSH, which in turn has been shown to increase Testosterone and Estrogen, albeit modestly, in both males and females.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
It’s major effect (assuming one sources real shilajit) is to increase FSH, which in turn has been shown to increase Testosterone and Estrogen, albeit modestly, in both males and females.
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there are certain supplements things like Sheila G for instance something from ayurvedic medicine which may mainly uh has the active ingredient fulvic acid which is known to for instance increase things like FSH follicle stimulating hormone which in women is going to increase certain aspects of egg growth hence the name follicle stimulating hormone it's going to stimulate certain aspects of fertility it's Pro fertile and in males can make for more sperm production or more motile sperm FSH is also going to indirectly increase testosterone in males it's known to increase libido in both males and females so things like shilaji can indeed augment multiple hormones and support multiple hormone systems generally in the direction of pro-fertility pro libido and increasing estrogen and testosterone