It binds to both main estrogen receptors, alpha and beta same as 17b estradiol. The a and b in estradiol have nothing to do with the receptor it binds to.maybe i'm totally out of context and no talking about the right type of oestrogen but if ERa are bad why does product like pantostin conaining 17a oestradiol are recommended for hairloss? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7398983/ thanks