--Iodine has not been reported to effect blood estradiol levels. Neither has bromide. But "hormone disruption" at the receptor level is effected. Cycles are altered. Women on bioidentical HRT report needing to increase estrogen when taking iodine. This may validate Bernard Eskin, MDs' observation that Iodine doesn't reduce estrogen levels, it "reorganizes" the proteins on the receptors.
Citingsources...do you know if increased phyoestrogens (red clover, black cohosh, etc.) have been effective rather than increasing bioidentical HRT?