How important is a well functioning liver for healthy estrogen metabolism?
A. It is very important; the ovaries produce “raw” estrogen in the form of estradiol and estrone. It is the livers job to metabolize the raw estrogens into a safe form known as estriol, which our bodies utilize safely. If the liver is overburdened, then it has a hard time metabolizing these estrogens and they are re-circulated throughout the bloodstream and deposited in uterine and breast tissues as well at fat cells.
