Femal® is a unique natural remedy that can help manage the symptoms that often accompany hormonal fluctuations from the start of menstruation through till menopause. Femal® has been used by women around the world for over 10 years. Now Flora offers the first Femal® product in a vegetarian capsule, free of sweeteners, coatings or binders.

PMS
Up to 75% of all women experience some premenstrual symptoms during the one to two weeks before menstruation begins – that's potentially half of every month! Sadly, 30-40% report symptoms severe enough to interfere with their daily lives. Symptoms may include: breast swelling and tenderness, cramps, bloating, food cravings, fatigue, headaches, difficulty sleeping, joint pain, skin blemishes, water retention, and personality changes such as irritability, anger and drastic mood swings.

Menopause
The transition into menopause often begins when a woman is in her 40's, potentially lasting for several years until the function of the ovaries stops. Menstruation becomes irregular and women frequently complain of hot flushes, intense nightly sweating and sleeping problems, as well as extreme emotional sensitivity. Menopause officially begins when a woman has been without a period for one full year.
Side effects from hormone replacement therapy have caused many women to seek new non-hormonal treatments for menopausal symptoms.

Clinically proven
Femal® has undergone several clinical studies since 1991. Each study has shown significant improvement in PMS and menopause symptoms after only two months of continuous use.

Although it has no known direct hormonal effect, Femal® can have the following results on symptoms that often plague women throughout most of their adult lives:
Less bloating and water retention
Fewer aches, pains and cramps
Improved mood, less irritability
More restful sleep
Fewer hot flushes, less sweating
Overall improved wellbeing

Femal® is not bee pollen
Flower pollen is a very nutrient-dense substance that has long been used for the treatment of various conditions and diseases. Pollen from one plant has a different pharmacological effect than other pollens. However, bee pollen contains an unknown variety of pollens because the bees collect it from any number of different kinds of flowers.

The first person to discover the potential use of pollen for the treatment of PMS was the Swedish scientist Gösta Carlsson, a passionate beekeeper who developed a special method for cultivating and harvesting various pollens. His processing techniques have been further developed so that it is now possible to produce homogeneous and standardized pollens for different purposes.

Pure and natural
Femal® is made from the pollens of seven specific varieties of organically grown flowers (combined into two proprietary pollen blends) that are cultivated in the southern parts of Sweden. To ensure purity, only one type of flower is grown in each field or greenhouse, and the pollen in the fields is hand-collected at just the right time, before is it collected by bees or is carried away by the wind. Highly specialized processes are used to produce the pollen extracts, simulating the natural pollination process of flowers by mixing fresh pollen and pistils. A special enzymatic process extracts the nutrients from inside the pollen grain (comparable to the way in which bees do this in Nature), leaving the hard outer shell behind. This eliminates the allergy potential and makes the extracted pollen very easy to absorb. Each finished batch is tested to ensure the complete removal of allergens.

Femal® works so well because the seven proprietarily selected botanical species of flowers have been recognized for their beneficial effects on the symptoms of PMS and menopause. Not just any old flower pollen will do! The harvesting and manufacturing processes are highly standardized and certified according to Good Manufacturing Practices guidelines.

In a class of its own
Flora Femal® is a cut above other pollen extracts, even other products that contain the very same patented Femal® pollen extracts. Pollen is extremely sensitive to moisture. Until now, the extracts have had to be made into tablets with various binders and a shellac coating for protection. Flora Manufacturing and Distributing Ltd. encapsulates Femal® in a special humidity- and temperature-controlled environment. Vegetarian capsules are used because they are a better moisture barrier than gelatin would be. They are immediately packaged in glass bottles, which provide superior protection against moisture than plastic.

Femal® is a unique proprietary blend of organically grown pollen extracts designed to alleviate symptoms associated with PMS and menopause.
Clinically proven effect
Natural alternative to hormone replacement therapy
Safe for long-term use
Highly bioavailable and standardized pollen extracts
Very different from bee pollen
Controlled plant growth and pollen collection process
Hypoallergenic: special extraction process ensures minimal risk of allergic reaction

FLORAdvantage
Flora Femal® contains the same patented pollen extracts but is unlike other Femal® products on the market.
Manufactured in a humidity- and temperaturecontrolled environment
Vegetarian capsules
Glass bottles
No sweeteners, coatings or binders
Free of talc and shellac