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What's In Your Placenta?
Currently known hormones, vitamins and minerals found in placental tissue:
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Corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) and Cortisol
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Progesterone
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Estrogens (estrone, estradiol and estriol)
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Endorphins
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Thyroid-Releasing hormone (TRH),
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thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulines and ultimately Thyroxine (T4)
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Oxytocin
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Prolactin and Human Placental Lactagon (hPL)
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Leuteinizing hormone (LH)
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Human Chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
Other relevant components:
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Placental Opioid-Enhancing Factor (POEF)
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Iron
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Vitamin B6
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