Natural Hormones

The Main Female Hormones
	• Estrogen • Progesterone • Testosterone • DHEA

Hormones are chemical messengers that are produced in the body and transported through the blood stream. They help to control many of the body’s different functions and an imbalance can result in many different adverse signs and symptoms. Thus many women who suffer from hormone imbalance are left desperately searching for a cure for their hormonal imbalance problems.

Natural hormones play a vitally important role in the body, and in the regulation of nearly all physical and emotional functions. As such, a functioning, healthy level of natural hormones results in good health, whereas an imbalance in natural hormones can lead to various side effects. For more information about natural hormones and making sure that they remain at desired levels browse through the following pages.

About Natural Hormones

Natural hormones are chemicals that are made by different endocrine glands within the body. They are released into the bloodstream, where they travel around the body, effectively causing changes to other functions and organs.

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Hormone Roles and Effects

Hormones influence every aspect of a person’s state and emotional mood. By having a greater knowledge of how hormones roles in the body one can be better equipped to minimize their negative effects and maximize their positive qualities. Hormones effects also differ in terms of long and short-term effects.

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Hormone Tests

Hormone Tests Currently Available
	• FSH Blood Level Measurement. • Estrogen (Estradiol) Levels Test. • Salivary Hormone Test. • Ultrasound.

Hormone tests can be used in order to ascertain whether a hormonal imbalance and the onset of the menopause is in fact the root cause of a woman’s health problems or symptoms. Comparing a woman’s hormone levels to the average levels for her age can also help medical professionals evaluate how hormone replacement therapy will influence a woman’s hormone levels.

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Hormone Levels

During the period of perimenopause, followed by menopause, estrogen and progesterone levels may either decrease or increase drastically resulting in a host of symptoms. Estrogen levels may decline in conjunction with diminishing levels of progesterone and vice versa. Furthermore, hormones levels play a decisive role in women´s transition to menopause.

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Low Hormone Levels

Hormones have a massive impact on a woman’s body and daily life. For this reason, low hormone levels as experienced during major changes such as menopause can lead to a whole host of problems.

Low Hormone Levels Causes
There are many reasons for high levels of hormone, including menopause, the removal of the ovaries and factors such as stress. There are also specific causes for the decline of hormones such as progesterone and estrogen individually. Click the following link to get more information about low hormone levels or continue reading to learn about the causes of low hormone levels.

Low Hormone Levels Symptoms
The symptoms of low hormone levels vary from the general to specific and may be identified with the individual hormone depleted. For example, low levels of estrogen, progesterone and androgen will each have their own symptoms.

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High Hormone Levels

Hormonal imbalances and high hormone levels can be caused by a whole host of disorders. For example, glandular problems, problems with the hypothalamus, thyroid or pituitary glands, can at various times be responsible for high levels of hormones in the body. The symptoms of high hormone levels can be similarly diverse. Click the following link to learn more about high hormone levels.

High Hormone Levels Causes
One of the major forms of high hormone levels is estrogen dominance. This occurs when the body has exceedingly high estrogen levels while at the same time missing adequate levels of progesterone. Some common symptoms of this abnormally high level of estrogen hormone include mood swings, depression, and bloating.

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High Hormone Levels Symptoms
High hormonal levels are often accompanied by a range of uncomfortable and annoying symptoms. These typically occur when the body has on overly high ratio of estrogen hormones compared with progesterone. Some high hormonal level symptoms include insomnia, hair loss, and weight gain.

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Natural Hormones and Menopause

Menopausal women are repeatedly given information about treating hormone imbalance with natural hormones. Indeed, a trend, with little medical support has seen many women turning away from approved pharmaceutical postmenopausal hormone therapy and instead using so-called "natural" hormones.

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Hormonal Imbalance

Symptoms of Hormonal Imbalance
	• Hot flashes • Fatigue • Insomnia • Loss of libido • Weight gain and bloating • Depression	• Mood swings • Headaches • Joint pain • Hair loss and facial hair growth • Dry skin

A hormonal imbalance occurs when the body produces too much or too little of a certain hormone or group hormones. Hormones interact with every cell of the body and so too much, or too little, of a hormone can easily cause illness and discomfort. Click the following link to learn more about hormonal imbalance.

Hormonal Imbalance Tests
A woman experiencing symptoms of hormone imbalance should find taking a hormone test useful. A hormone test can help ascertain whether a hormonal imbalance and the onset of the menopause is in fact the root cause of a woman’s health problems. Because hormone levels fluctuate and are in a state of continual change, many medical professionals advise women to get tested more than once so as to get a more accurate picture of her hormone levels.

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Hormonal Imbalance Symptoms
The balance of hormones in a woman’s body at any given time is affected by many factors. Changes in a woman’s life, both physical and emotional, such as puberty or the onset of menopause can bring about major alterations to hormone levels and thus hormonal imbalance. During menopause the ovaries reduce their production of certain hormones such as progesterone and estrogen. This decline and subsequent imbalance of hormone levels can result in discomfort and health concerns.

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Treatments for Hormonal Imbalance

Although the symptoms of hormone imbalance can be troubling, the good news is that they can often be treated effectively in a healthy and natural way.

Lifestyle Changes

Initially, it is advisable that a woman should try to treat her hormone imbalance symptoms by incorporating a few simple lifestyle changes into her daily routine. Improving fitness, reducing stress and eating healthily will all have positive effects on a woman’s hormone imbalance. Foods such as flax seeds, soy, and grapeseed oil all have a positive effect on hormone balance.

Lifestyle changes will help alleviate many symptoms, but they do not address the problem directly at the hormonal source and so further treatment may be necessary. Many agree that the most effective approach is to combine a few changes in lifestyle with alternative medicines.

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Alternative medicines

Alternative medicines are a very effective way of treating hormonal imbalances in a safe and natural way. Herbal supplements are the easiest alternative treatment to follow and are the only viable option to treat the hormonal imbalance directly at its source. A combination of approaches is usually the most effective route to take. Lifestyle changes combined with alternative medicine will most likely be the best way to alleviate hormonal imbalance. As a last resort, due to the risks and side-effects, a woman may wish to consult a medical professional about more invasive medical treatments.

Hormone Replacement Therapy

One of the more commonly prescribed therapies to combat hormone imbalance is hormone replacement therapy, or HRT. In 2002, however, a landmark study linked this therapy to breast and uterine cancer, stroke, and blood clotting. Hence, it is important to think about if the risks outweigh the benefits with this type of treatment.

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