[freespirited]

“I hope this brings about a better awareness about the benefits of placenta,” she said, citing a theory that placental hormones can help control postpartum blues.

It's been a long time since my college days, but unless things have changed since then, I have my doubts that the placenta will contain high levels of hormones. It makes them but most of what is produced doesn't stay there.

[darkangel82]

The digestve system would just destroy most of the hormones anyway.