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Natural Estrogen Hormones What is Estrogen?
Estrogen is the name given to a family of ovarian hormones which all have similar characteristics. Estrogen hormones are sometimes mistakenly referred to as exclusively female hormones, when in fact both men and women produce them. In order to understand the important role estrogens play, it is important to know something about hormones in general.

Often referred to as “chemical messengers”, hormones carry information and instructions from one group of cells to another. In the human body, hormones influence almost every cell, organ and function. They regulate our growth, development, tissue function, the way our bodies use food, sexual function, the reaction of our bodies to emergencies, and even our moods.

Effects of Estrogen
In women, estrogen circulates in the bloodstream and binds to estrogen receptors on cells in targeted tissues, primarily the breast and uterus. Estrogen hormones have many effects on your body, for example, they are responsible for the growth and development of female sexual characteristics and reproduction. The image below shows some of the effects estrogen has in the brain, bones, ovary, heart and other tissues.

 
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The growth of the uterine lining during the first part of the menstrual cycle is controlled by estrogen; the health of the lining is critical to the reception and nutritional support for a fertilized egg, and later, making a developing fetus possible. The natural estrogen hormone also causes changes in the breasts during adolescence and pregnancy.
 
Additionally estrogen regulates various other metabolic processes, including bone growth and density, as well as production of cholesterol.

Estrogen plays a very important role in the development of a fetus. Without estrogen, the lungs, kidneys, liver, adrenal glands and other organs will not mature. In fact, the placenta itself will never grow and operate properly if estrogen is missing. Also, an important role of estrogen during pregnancy is to regulate the production of progesterone over the full term. As estrogen is produced by the placenta, progesterone production is stimulated and regulated.

Estrogen hormones assist with many processes in the female body. The list below shows some of these:

• Helps to protect against heart disease, Alzheimer's disease and osteoporosis
• Assists in the lactation process
• Maintains the endometrium during pregnancy
• Promotes blood flow within the uterus
• Maintains, regulates and triggers the production of other hormones

When Estrogen Hormones Fluctuate:
As you learned above, estrogen plays a crucial role in a woman's body. Now you can imagine what effects hormonal imbalance can trigger.

Every woman will experience the consequences of fluctuating hormonal levels during menopause. In fact, the imbalance of the estrogen levels causes menopause itself and the noticeable physical and emotional changes, including hot flashes, irregular menstrual periods, vaginal dryness, stress incontinence, and mood swings.

How to treat estrogen hormonal imbalance:
Three approaches can be considered for balancing hormonal levels:
(1)lifestyle changes, (2)alternative approaches and (3)drugs and surgery. The safest way is to start with the least risky approach and go on to the next approach only if it is necessary. To read more about the three approaches of treating estrogen hormonal imbalance, click on the link and go on to treatments.

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REFERENCES:  Pat Camillo, "Your Inner Estrogen".
Lori Myers, “Raging Hormones”, Central PA Magazine.
Raquel Martin, “The Estrogen Alternative”.
Claudia Wallis, “The Estrogen Dilemma”, Time Magazine.
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