Stumbled upon following study: https://www.bibliomed.org/mnsfulltext/53/53-1336645760.pdf?1615118797
Study in male rats,
3 groups:
group 1 - 5ml/kg of honey twice a week for 10weeks;
group 2 - 7.5ml/kg of honey twice a week for 10weeks;
group 3 - control
At the end of the 10 weeks
10 weeks after
Study in male rats,
3 groups:
group 1 - 5ml/kg of honey twice a week for 10weeks;
group 2 - 7.5ml/kg of honey twice a week for 10weeks;
group 3 - control
At the end of the 10 weeks
Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |
FSH(miu/ml) | 0.73± 0.12 | 0.16± 0.04 | 0.52± 0.19 |
LH (miu/ml) | 0.06± 0.09* | 0.24± 0.05* | 3.94± 0.43 |
Testosterone (ng/ml) | 0.98± 0.38 | 0.42± 0.05* | 0.46± 0.07* |
Progesterone (ng/ml) | 12.84± 0.33 | 6.27± 0.66 | 2.59± 0.29 |
Prolactine (ng/ml) | 6.29± 0.43 | 7.75± 0.49 | 2.40± 0.43 |
10 weeks after
Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |
FSH(miu/ml) | 26.20±1.87 | 11.02±1.41 | 0.52±0.19 |
LH(miu/ml) | 16.79*±1.20 | 16.36*±0.77 | 3.94±0.43 |
Testosterone(ng/ml) | 0.32±0.07 | 0.01±0.01 | 0.46±0.07 |
Progesterone(ng/ml) | 15.01±1.15 | 0.23±0.23 | 2.59±0.29 |
Prolactin(ng/ml) | 7.59±0.35 | 22.66±1.85 | 2.40±0.43 |
The astronomical increase in the serum levels of the reproductive hormones except testosterone after ten weeks of treatment rest is an indication that the effect continued after cessation of treatment. Since the female sex hormones were the ones on the increase and testosterone on the decrease, it could be deduced that excessive ingestion of honey has feminization tendency.