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Lycopene is a potent antioxidant carotenoid that concentrates in prostate tissue. Saw Palmetto Berry Extract is standardized to 85-95% fatty acids and includes sterols such as B-sitosterol, lupeol, campesterol, cycloartenol, farnesol and phytol. Lycopene is an anti-oxidant that is beneficial throughout the body, particularly on the prostate. Testosterone or dihydrotestosterone (DHT), in combination with estradiol (E2) has been implicated for contributing to the uncontrolled division of prostate cells that that result in BPH . The enzyme 5 alpha-reductase is responsible for converting testosterone to DHT, where testosterone is at its peak during adolescence. The decline in testosterone production calls into play the compensatory release of other hormones that are stimulants to testosterone production.