Hormonal imbalance affects the women of all ages. It is most common among middle age women, but a growing number of young women is nowadays becoming affected with hormonal imbalance.
Women may often feel busy and stressed, they may notice a health problem but tend to take it casually and ignore it completely. Moreover, it seems like women nowadays do not have a lot of time to work stress relief into their daily schedule. Eventually they end up feeling tired and lethargic or overwhelmed and plagued by hormonal imbalance.
Causes of hormonal imbalance
Estrogen and progesterone are two most important hormones in women’s body. Their levels normally fluctuate during the menstrual cycle, and remain in a perfectly balanced proportion. However, sometimes the levels of estrogen may rise creating an excess, which is not balanced by progesterone. There are many reasons for this to happen. Stress, malnutrition, physical activities or environmental factors are the most common factors that may lead to imbalance of these two hormones.
Chemicals, pollution, and birth control pills may also contribute to developing hormonal imbalance. One of the most dangerous and hidden causes of hormonal imbalance are in a different kind of products people consume every day. Many products that people use every day is actually loaded with hormones or chemicals that mimic the hormone estrogen: disinfectants, dry cleaning fluids, plastics, lubricants, inks, non-organic animals that enter our food chain, pesticides, talc powder, aqueous cream and many other cosmetic products.
Symptoms of hormonal imbalance in women
Symptoms of hormonal imbalance may vary from mild to extremely severe. Most commonly, hormonal imbalance makes a woman feel depressed and nervous, affecting her social life and normal day routine. Women may also feel exhausted and weary. The feeling of extreme fatigue often results from a feeling of heavy emotional burden. It is not unusual for these women to start losing hair while the facial hair starts to grow. Unpleasant physical symptoms may even add to the feeling of anxiety and make a women feel even worse. In many cases, hormonal imbalance ends in serious depression.
Hormonal imbalance may provoke a weight gain in women, and the women may often feel bloated and swollen. The skin may appear dry and flaky and frequent headaches and migraines are the common health complain. Additionally, women suffering from hormonal imbalance may experience the severe lack of sexual desire.
Hormonal imbalance is a treatable health condition that can be identified by conducting a basic blood test. There are many efficient treatments available, from prescribed drugs to nutritional supplements and healthy lifestyle moderations.
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