A scientific approach to placenta remedies: What hormones are found in placenta tissue?

Dear Sophia, has the results been published yet?

Hi Jules, Thank you very much for your comment. Placentas from spontaneous, unmedicated birth will immediately be prepared at the placenta lab for further analysis. Each placenta will be divided in half, of which one part will be dehydrated, the other part frozen. After a sample size of six placentas is collected, the material will be transferred to the food analytic laboratory where approximately 11-12 substances will be tested for. I want to compare the contained amount of elements such as lead, iron and mercury. Furthermore, the amount of hormones such as CRH, oxytocin, human placental lactogen, estrogens and gestagens will be analyzed before and after the dehydration of placental tissue.

You may want to consider using some of the standard preparation methods, vs. a generic dehydration. The tempurature at which the placenta is dehydrated at may have an effect on what is present in the dried placenta. Food for thought- Pun intended.

Thank you for the reply. I still have an issue with "unmedicated," though. "Unmedicated" means for me that the woman has not been given any labour-enhancing (or -impeding) drugs, or any drugs at all during labour, childbirth and the time until the placenta is born. It would be great if a placenta of a (healthy) women who has not taken any medication during pregnancy and who has had a wholly unmedicated birth could be included in the analysis.