Hormone Imbalance
Hormone imbalance is becoming apparent in women as early as their twenties due to the increased hormones we are exposed to in our food, our environment and even in our cosmetics and cleaning products. As a woman ages, hormone imbalance symptoms worsen and may become nearly intolerable for many who suffer from a severe imbalance.
Some of the symptoms of hormone imbalance are:
* allergies
* anxiety or depression
* fatigue
* endometriosis
* fibrocystic breast disease
* hair loss of unwanted hair
* headaches
* foggy thinking
* low libido
* osteoporosis
* PMS
* dry skin
* weight gain and bloating
* uterine fibroids
* urinary incontinence and frequent urinary tract infections
In women, the symptoms of hormone imbalance are most often caused by estrogen and progesterone levels in the body which are out of sync with one another. These two female sex hormones must exist in harmony. When they don’t, there are major effects to your health and well being.
A woman produces varying amounts of these hormones depending on such things as her level of stress, her diet and exercise habits and whether she still ovulates.
During the first 10-12 days of a womans menstrual cycle she produces estrogen. If and when ovulation occurs, progesterone is produced by the ovaries. Around Day 28 both levels drop and menstruation occurs. If there is no ovulation there is no progesterone to balance the estrogen. Hence an hormone imbalance because there is too little progesterone for the amount of estrogen that continues to be produced every month.
In countries that are industrialized, women are exposed to birth control pills, household chemicals and environmental xenoestrogens. Many women have very stressful lives and stretch themselves way too thin. These things also result in an increase in estrogen in the body. But no extra progesterone, so a hormone imbalance is created.
If you have symptoms of hormone imbalance, you should consider trying a natural progesterone cream first. This is a safe and easy way to counter the effects of hormone imbalance created by too much estrogen.
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4 Comments on Hormone Imbalance
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dorine seebun on
Mon, 11th Jan 2010 9:35 am
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Admin on
Fri, 22nd Jan 2010 12:45 pm
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Ruth on
Fri, 12th Mar 2010 7:03 pm
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sharon tees on
Mon, 7th Jun 2010 7:03 am
can this prevent someone to get pregnant.
Having a hormone imbalance, particularly too little progesterone, can definitely hinder the ability to get pregnant.
I got most of the symptoms that you stated and I asked my doctor about this and he said ofcourse I have imbalance of hormone, and when I asked if I can have ssomething to balance it, he said that most pills have bad side effects and he wouldn’t recommend any for me. I just have to put with it. Is there any herbal medicine I can take. I’m 53 yrs old with high BP & also thick blood which I have to go and have a venisection every 2 months. I was tested with Heamachromatosis and it’s negative. Hope you can help. Thanking you
i have been suffering migranes , sore lumpy breasts , terrible mood swings , excess facial hair , heavy periods , bloatedness , weepieness , tierdness and loss of interest in sex this has been going on for about 5 years now i have been trying for a baby for 7 and nothing has happend i think it has something to do with the hormone imbalance and it makes me feel so depressed . i have been for blood tests but have not yet had the results back.
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