How Bio-Identical Hormone Therapy May Help Relieve…
Neurotransmitters are powerful brain chemicals responsible for regulating physical and psychological health. For example, dopamine supports emotional responses and memory while serotonin governs …
Neurotransmitters are powerful brain chemicals responsible for regulating physical and psychological health. For example, dopamine supports emotional responses and memory while serotonin governs …
Estrogen is an important group of hormones responsible for the development of sexual characteristics and reproduction in women. Consisting of estradiol, estriol, and estrone (three hormones chemically similar to each other), estrogen is produced and released by the adrenal glands, fat tissues, and ovaries. Estrone and estradiol are produced mostly in the ovaries of women experiencing premenopause while estriol is produced and released by the placenta in pregnant women.
Produced by the brain, the thyroid gland, adrenals and reproductive organs, hormones are the “chemical messengers” of the body, regulating human growth, age-related developmental characteristics, metabolism, mental health and emotional responses.
Hormones like estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone also play vital roles in facilitating cell-to-organ messaging, stabilizing sleep patterns, managing stress and supporting immune system functioning.
Due to illness, disease, menopause or “andropause”, hormone production may decrease significantly enough to cause physical, emotional and cognitive symptoms that severely interfere with your health and quality of life.
A hormonal imbalance occurs when there is too much or too little of a hormone in one’s body.
The Role of Progesterone in Women Progesterone is one of the hormones produced and released by the ovaries and the adrenal glands. Progesterone stimulates and regulates various body functions, such as ovulation, and plays a major role in maintaining pregnancy.1 It is also used in combination with estrogen as part of hormone replacement therapy, to…