Hormonal Imbalance: Symptoms, Causes And Treatment
Symptoms:
Generalized symptoms include fatigue, irritability, mood swings, fluctuating blood sugar levels, problems in concentrating, sleeplessness and weight gain.
PCOD:
This is the commonest forms of hormonal imbalance which results in:
Estrogen imbalance:
Decrease in estrogen levels during monthly cycle triggers mood changes. Females may reach for comfort food that are high in fat calories, sugar and salt to feel better. Sadly, all these food backfire and makes female feel even worse. Sodium increases fluid retention and bloating, sugar increases fat and calories leading to back on pounds. Headache may also precipitated by decrease estrogen levels. Vaginal dryness occurring in the peri menopausal age group also happen due to low estropeis
Low Testosterones:
Testosterone through typically a male hormones also has a vital role in females. Low testosterones may cause decrease in libido and sex drive.
Breast changes
High estrogen may cause heavy and lumpy breast and increase in cysts.
Unstable Sugar:
Insulin and glucagon imbalance may lead to abnormal sugar level like diabetes.
Infertility
This is the commonest by product of hormonal imbalance, especially PCOD.
Skin ageing and bone loss:
Decreased estrogen levels leads in peri menopause, which leads to skin ageing, makes skin thinner and drier & less elastic.
Mental health issue:
Estsogen has a positive impact on the brain by regulating the neuro transmitters, cognitionand ability to withstand stress. Decreased estrogen leads to psychosis risk.
Osteoporosis or thin bones
Loss of estrogens leads to thin and weak bones increasing the risk of fracture in peri menopausal age group.
Breast, ovarian and uterine cancer :
Estrogen dominance can lead to cancers in the ovaries, breast and uterus.
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