Hormone Imbalance in Women

About Hormone Imbalance in Women

Hormones play a vital role in every woman’s health and well-being. Hormones work together like the instruments in a symphony: every hormone affecting every other hormone, and an imbalance of one hormone leads to imbalances of other hormones

Hormone imbalance in women causes many unpleasant symptoms and increases the risk of health problems such as osteoporosis and heart disease. Female hormone levels are influenced by nutrition, exercise, environmental toxins and stress. Although a healthy lifestyle can slow the age-related decline of hormone levels, hormone decline is a natural process of aging that will eventually cause hormone imbalance in all women

Hormone Imbalance in Women

Hormonal imbalance in women is the result of an overproduction or an underproduction of one or more hormones, resulting in unpleasant symptoms and increased risk of health problems.
Hormone imbalance affects over 50 million women in the United States
Conditions that may cause female hormone imbalance are:

Perimenopause

• Perimenopause is the period when menstrual cycles become irregular and levels of the pituitary hormone FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) increase
• Symptoms of perimenopause, such as weight gain, hot flashes, night
• Sweats, and difficulty sleeping (insomnia), often begin before menstrual cycles become irregular.
• Hormone levels often decline beginning at age 25-30 and women often have low progesterone levels by the age of 35.

Menopause

• Natural menopause usually begins around age 51.
• Early menopause occurs in some women.
• Surgical menopause (i.e., hysterectomy)

Low testosterone or testosterone imbalance

Hypothyroidism or thyroid imbalance

Adrenal fatigue or cortisol imbalance

DHEA deficiency

Human Growth Hormone (HGH) imbalance

Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)

Pregnenolone deficiency

Vitamin D deficiency