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Hormone Imbalances and Its Effect Upon Women’s Health
Health problems or dis-ease are the result of imbalances in a woman’s body and life. Many of the problems and symptoms people blame on the sex hormones can be related to other hormones in a woman’s body.
Examples showing which hormones can cause the same health problems and symptoms during the reproductive years are:
- Infertility can be caused by an imbalance in estrogen, progesterone, melatonin, and/or thyroid hormones
- Lack of concentration can be caused by an imbalance in estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, cortisol, melatonin, and thyroid hormones
- Dysmenorrhea [painful periods can be caused by imbalances in estrogen, progesterone and/or cortisol
- Fatigue can be caused by an imbalance in estrogen, pro gesterone, testosterone, cortisol, DHEA, melatonin, and/ or thyroid hormones
- Loss of motivation can be caused by estrogen, testosterone and/or thyroid hormones
- Depression can be caused by an imbalance in estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, cortisol, DHEA, melatonin, and/or thyroid hormones
- Decreased libido [or sex drive] can be caused by an imbalance in estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, melatonin, and/or thyroid hormones
- Loss of a monthly menstrual cycle can be caused by an imbalance in estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, melatonin, and/or thyroid hormones
Examples showing which hormones can cause the same health problems and symptoms during menopause are:
- Hot flashes can be caused by an imbalance in estrogen, progesterone, testosterone and/or thyroid hormones
- Poor memory can be caused by an imbalance in estrogen, testosterone and/or thyroid hormones
- Weight gain can be caused by an imbalance in estrogen, progesterone, DHEA, and/or thyroid hormones
- Insomnia [poor sleep] can be caused by an imbalance in estrogen, progesterone, cortisol, melatonin, and/or thy roid hormones
- Vaginal atrophy [thinning and drying of the vaginal wall] can be caused by an imbalance in estrogen, and/or testosterone
- Fatigue can be caused by an imbalance in estrogen, pro gesterone, testosterone, cortisol, DHEA, melatonin, and/ or thyroid hormones
- Reduced pubic hair can be caused by an imbalance in testosterone
- Depression can be caused by an imbalance in estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, cortisol, DHEA, and/or thy roid hormones
- Loss of motivation (interest in doing things can be caused by an imbalance in estrogen, testosterone, and/ or thyroid hormones
- An increased risk of osteoporosis risk can be caused by an imbalance in estrogen, progesterone, and/or testosterone
- Decreased sex drive can be caused by an imbalance in estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, and/or thyroid hormones
- Decreased stress adaptation (a decreased ability to deal with stress) can be caused by an imbalance progesterone, testosterone, cortisol, DHEA, melatonin, and/or thyroid hormones
- Fine wrinkle appearance can be caused by imbalances in estrogen and/or testosterone
- Dysfunctional uterine bleeding can be caused by an imbalance in estrogen, progesterone, and/or thyroid hormones
The following illustration shows the pattern of both estrogen production and progesterone throughout a woman’s life. This illustration very clearly shows the risk of breast cancer for a woman when her estrogen and progesterone are not in the proper ratio.
Ovarian Estradiol And Progesterone Production Over A Woman’s Lifetime
