Causes Of Hormonal Imbalance In Women
Posted on Mar 30, 2009 | Comments 12
Several young women today, some in their thirties and some even younger, have started to experience the early onset of the symptoms of hormonal imbalance and their associated disorders.
Some of these symptoms are depression, extreme fatigue and weariness, allergies, endometriosis [endometriosis symptoms], hair loss and probably facial hair growth, PMS [PMS symptoms], osteoporosis and so on, and unfortunately, if the symptoms are ignored in the initial stages, then they can grow worse as time goes by.
The symptoms of hormonal imbalance may be caused by a multitude of reasons, but the basic reason is that there is an incorrect relationship between progesterone and estrogen levels in the woman’s body.
These are the two hormones that must co exist peacefully in a perfect balance, and any variations and changes in this perfect balance will start to have a dramatic effect on the woman’s health, thereby causing the onset of the above mentioned symptoms.
Please remember; the amount of these hormones produced in a woman’s body can vary from one month to the next, because they are dependent on factors such as stress, nutrition or lack of it, exercise or lack of it, and ovulation, or lack of it.
When there is no ovulation, the production of progesterone from the ovaries does not happen, and as a direct result, the healthy accepted levels of progesterone start to decline.
This means that ovaries may not produce the eggs that have to be fertilized every month, and as a result, the estrogen levels start to increase. This is one of the main causes of hormonal imbalance in a woman’s body.
Apart from this, there are a few other causes of hormonal imbalance:
- Taking the Pill, a contraceptive and birth control medication, introduced during the 1960’s. The Pill was made out of synthetic estrogen, and although it was declared as safe by the FDA, the fact that several women were dying was not taken into account. In addition to several other symptoms, the Pill caused lower progesterone levels, causing hormonal imbalance in these unfortunate women.
- Using hormone replacement therapy or HRT as it is commonly known. The HRT is a combination of synthetic progestins and progestogens, as well as estrogen, and usage of these pills causes a hormonal imbalance.
- Too much of stress.
- Poor diet.
- Environmental reasons, including pollution, poisons.
- Above average consumption of non organic and also animal products that have excessive amounts with estrogen.
- Cosmetics.
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hi .. i am a girl still i have many unwanted strong hairs in my body..pls help me..gve me some permanent solution for it because next year i am gonna marry.
is it also hormonal inbalance or wat..pls suggest some affordable and permanent solutions
hi, i am 25 yrs old and married for 2 yrs. i had never take pills for contraception..we were using physical barriers only..I m facing follwing problem:
Frequent uriantion
fatigue
headache
food cravings
nausea
backpain, and
cramps in lower abdomen
i thought its pregancy but test came negative and doctor sayings its hormonal inbalance not pregnancy….cant understand whats happening….can u plz tell me.
hi, i’m a 24 year old who still looks like a 10 year old, i’m very skinny with an androgynous look of a child. i suffer from bouts of depression and cant seem to gain weight. i dont know if this is a sign of hormonal imbalance or something else entirely but i’m fresh out of ideas.
please help…
from few months my periods are also not regular means they are for 3days only. is this bcoz of that harmonal disorder.
i had taken lazer treatment for my chin last month they asked me to go for allopathy tablets aswell but i dnt want to go for allopathy i would like to go for homeopathy do. an u plz reccoment me the homeopathy dr for this harmonal problem at jabalpur
Dear mam,
i am having extreme problem of harmonal imbalance to such extent that my periods comes after 4 months,please suggest me some treatment,allopathy had’t not worked.
thanku
Dear Mam,
This is Triveni and 25 years old. i have 8 monthly old baby girl.we have observed swelling in one side of chest(Brest) and consulted a doctor. Doctor suggested its common in babies and need to worry at this stage we will check again after 3 months.
Is Harmonial imbalce effect the growth of my baby at this stage?
is this common in children at this stage?
thanks for the information in Advance!
I’m 21 yrs old. I lack self-confidence due to awkward hair on my upper lip! It appears as if I have a mustache but it is not hair, it is actually my skin. my friends told me that i looked like a guy. is there any way i can get rid of them? what would you recommend? please help. thanks.
I am looking for a doctor that can help me with my hormonal imbalance and help me onto a path to recovery. Where do you recommend I find a doctor? I want someone who will listen and who is willing to look at my health issues beyond the normal medical perimeters. I have had too many doctors just turn me away as if it is my problem because they couldn’t fit my square peg into the medical round hole.
Hi,
I do understand what you must be going through because of Harmonal Imbalance.
I too suffered a lot and now am fully back to my normal health.
Before i can advice you how I got rid of this problem,
Can you mail me the details.
puja_s18@yahoo.in
THERAPIST POOJAA.
i am a 29 year old female. for some odd reason i have had two menstrals this month. going to the doctor on wednesday but they have already said that i have a hormone imbalance. is this so how can they know without looking at me?
I am going to be 33 in 3 months. I have not had a menstrual cycle in two and a half months. I have mood swings really bad, i feel sick when i eat, my hands shake, my heart races and flutters, i pee alot, my hands shake and i feel bad when i am hot, and yet i am always cold. I am always thirsty, and i am not pregnant. I have no sex drive at all, and am not sure of what is wrong yet. I am going the end of the month for thyroid testing, and next month for papsmear. If not these i will be testing for pituatery gland problems. I feel as if i am going thru menopause, but not sure. My mother and grandmother have thyroid problems so I am thinking and hoping for this outcome as the other problems I really dont want to have. Any advise on foods or otc herbs that would help if i do have hormone problems such as pituatery or thyroid??
im 24, female. i have headaches, nausea, dizzy spells, hot flashes, bloatedness, slight depression, very emotional, off and on acne break outs, cravings, on a regular basis. I was 13 days late on my period this month, took a preg test on my second late day and was negative. started 11 days later so ruled out being pregnant. 7 days after my period i started experiencing very sore breasts and swelling on my body along with all of the things listed above. i am very confused about whats going on with my body. i am always tired although i get 8 hours of sleep per night, i eat healthy and exercise regularly. what’s wrong with me?