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we all know about hops. from the consumption of mans best friend, which results in moobs.

I made a post if you want to see the supplements i am taking. and sorry for the long post.

Here's some research i put together on hops 
https://www.breastnexum.com/showthread.php?tid=17436&pid=219638#pid219638

Hi Marcy, 

From the studies I've seen, HOPS is 70 times more potent for ER-b (estrogen receptor beta) over estradiol and 20,000 times less potent at ER-a (estrogen receptor alpha) over estradiol. If I didn't mention already, HOPS upregulates progesterone receptor mRNA (signaling)..a ten-fold increase in PR gene upregulation. Besides stimulating IGF-1 HOPs enhances thermogenesis in BAT (brown adipose tissue, aka " fat " ), which means counteracting increases body fat......I know right, I'm thinking beer means beer belly imo, didn't make sense, but here's the study. 
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/26098641/

FWIW I don't think HOPS will comprise HRT, for me I'd take it at night time for the IGF-1 stimulation and promotion of PR (progesterone receptor).  

Hop and red clover extracts, as well as 8-PN upregulated progesterone receptor (PR) mRNA in the Ishikawa cell line. In the MCF-7 cell line, PR mRNA was significantly upregulated by the extracts, biochanin A, genistein, 8-PN, and IX. The two extracts had EC50 values of 1.1 and 1.9 μg/mL, respectively, in the alkaline phosphatase induction assay. Based on these data, hops and red clover could be attractive for development as herbal dietary supplements to alleviate menopause-associated symptoms.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1815392/pdf/nihms14948.pdf

Plus other HOPS info
https://www.breastnexum.com/showthread.php?tid=17436&pid=219638#pid219638