Hormone Replacement Therapy
Treating Estrogen Dominance Symptoms with BHRT
Mostly affecting Western women, estrogen dominance results when a woman has too little progesterone and too much estrogen.
A delicate balance of estrogen and progesterone is essential for general health because progesterone is meant to work antagonistically toward estrogen.
For example, progesterone reduces the risk of breast cysts while estrogen (by itself) may contribute to the development of breast cysts.
Also, while estrogen promotes retention of water and salt, progesterone acts as a diuretic. Studies have further shown that estrogen is associated with endometrial and breast cancer, but progesterone offers anti-carcinogenic properties. 1
Causes of Estrogen Dominance
After a woman turns 35, progesterone production starts decreasing, eventually reaching a 75 percent reduction of progesterone levels. Alternately, estrogen declines by a mere 35 percent, leaving a definite imbalance of these two hormones. Most women in their 50s suffer from at least one of the many estrogen dominance symptoms affecting menopausal women.
Traditional Hormone Replacement Therapy
Another reason estrogen dominance impacts older women is due to doctors prescribing estrogen as part of a hormone replacement therapy program.
Although valid, clinical research has shown time and time again that laboratory-made estrogen increases a woman’s risk of breast cancer, the medical community continues to espouse HRT as beneficial to a woman’s health during and after menopause. 2
Obesity
Obesity is another possible cause of estrogen dominance. Although a woman’s ovaries significantly decrease their production of estrogen during menopause, they continue producing a male hormone called androstenedione, which fat cells convert into estrogen. Women who are 20 or more pounds overweight may be able to convert enough androstenedione into estrogen to cause estrogen dominance.
Stress and Depression
Anxiety, stress, and depression may interfere with progesterone output due to adrenal gland exhaustion, a condition that can also result from chronic/acute infections like pneumonia or bronchitis.
Additionally, estrogen dominance fuels anxiety, insomnia, and depression, which further burdens the adrenal gland. Unless estrogen and progesterone are balanced with bioidentical hormone therapy, women may suffer worsening estrogen dominance symptoms as well as blood sugar destabilization that could cause prediabetes or actual diabetes. 3
Signs of Estrogen Dominance
Conditions and symptoms associated with estrogen dominance include: 4
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Little to no sex drive
- Breast/endometrial cancer
- Vitamin/mineral deficiencies, especially B vitamins and magnesium
- Gallbladder disease
- Migraines/headaches
- Thinning/loss of hair
- Hypoglycemia
- Increased risk of heart disease/heart attack
- “Foggy” thinking/inability to concentrate
- Extreme mood swings
- Lower bone density/osteoporosis
- Polycystic ovarian syndrome
- Weight gain due to slow metabolism
- Thyroid disorders
- Swelling of feet and hands (edema)
Depending on a woman’s current health, existing medical issues and lifestyle choices, other estrogen dominance symptoms can affect them that are not listed.
The best way to determine if you suffer from estrogen dominance is to call us today to schedule an appointment for testing and to discuss your symptoms with a doctor who is knowledgeable about estrogen dominance.
Treating Estrogen Dominance with BHRT
Derived from diosgenin, a plant molecule found in soy and wild yams, bioidentical hormones are nearly identical to the molecular structure of hormones produced by the ovaries and other glands.
Through a precise laboratory process of synthesizing diosgenin into bioidentical hormones, clinicians ensure these unique hormones duplicate the same, beneficial functions natural hormones offer your body.
In fact, all cells in the body readily recognize and accept bioidentical hormones in contrast to chemical-laden hormones that are not as easily accepted by cells. This is one of the reasons why hormone replacement therapy with prescription hormones like Premarin could increase your risk of breast cancer or heart disease. 5
Bioidentical hormones also have a relative binding affinity with hormone receptors on body cells. Like a key fitting perfectly into the lock it was meant to unlock, bioidentical hormones fit precisely into hormone receptors to provide the same response naturally produce hormones provide.
Ongoing research into the benefits of BHRT continues to discover the many advantages bioidentical hormones have over prescription hormones.
Rebalancing estrogen and progesterone levels to drastically reduce the severity of estrogen dominance symptoms is the most effective way to restore optimal hormone balance in women undergoing perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause.
Contact us today to start taking control of your health and well-being. Schedule an appointment with a BHRT specialist to learn about estrogen dominance and how BHRT can help you begin feeling great about living the best years of your life.
References:
1. Fulmer U-Save Pharmacy documents Slowing the Aging Process with Natural Progesterone
2. https://jamanetwork.com
3. https://www.mayoclinic.org
4. https://drhoffman.com
5. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Mostly affecting Western women, estrogen dominance results when a woman has too little progesterone and too much estrogen.
A delicate balance of estrogen and progesterone is essential for general health because progesterone is meant to work antagonistically towards estrogen.
For example, progesterone reduces the risk of breast cysts while estrogen (by itself) may contribute to the development of breast cysts.
Also, while estrogen promotes retention of water and salt, progesterone acts as a diuretic. Studies have further shown that estrogen is associated with endometrial and breast cancer, but progesterone offers anti-carcinogenic properties. 1
Causes of Estrogen Dominance
After a woman turns 35, progesterone production starts decreasing, eventually reaching a 75 percent reduction of progesterone levels. Alternately, estrogen declines by a mere 35 percent, leaving a definite imbalance of these two hormones. Most women in their 50s suffer from at least one of the many estrogen dominance symptoms affecting menopausal women.
Traditional Hormone Replacement Therapy
Another reason estrogen dominance impacts older women is due to doctors prescribing estrogen as part of a hormone replacement therapy program.
Although valid, clinical research has shown time and time again that laboratory-made estrogen increases a woman’s risk of breast cancer, the medical community continues to espouse HRT as beneficial to a woman’s health during and after menopause. 2
Obesity
Obesity is another possible cause of estrogen dominance. Although a woman’s ovaries significantly decrease their production of estrogen during menopause, they continue producing a male hormone called androstenedione, which fat cells convert into estrogen. Women who are 20 or more pounds overweight may be able to convert enough androstenedione into estrogen to cause estrogen dominance.
Stress and Depression
Anxiety, stress, and depression may interfere with progesterone output due to adrenal gland exhaustion, a condition that can also result from chronic/acute infections like pneumonia or bronchitis.
Additionally, estrogen dominance fuels anxiety, insomnia, and depression, which further burdens the adrenal gland. Unless estrogen and progesterone are balanced with bioidentical hormone therapy, women may suffer worsening estrogen dominance symptoms as well as blood sugar destabilization that could cause prediabetes or actual diabetes. 3
Signs of Estrogen Dominance
Conditions and symptoms associated with estrogen dominance include: 4
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Little to no sex drive
- Breast/endometrial cancer
- Vitamin/mineral deficiencies, especially B vitamins and magnesium
- Gallbladder disease
- Migraines/headaches
- Thinning/loss of hair
- Hypoglycemia
- Increased risk of heart disease/heart attack
- “Foggy” thinking/inability to concentrate
- Extreme mood swings
- Lower bone density/osteoporosis
- Polycystic ovarian syndrome
- Weight gain due to slow metabolism
- Thyroid disorders
- Swelling of feet and hands (edema)
Depending on a woman’s current health, existing medical issues and lifestyle choices, other estrogen dominance symptoms can affect them that are not listed.
The best way to determine if you suffer from estrogen dominance is to call us today to schedule an appointment for testing and to discuss your symptoms with a doctor who is knowledgeable about estrogen dominance.
Treating Estrogen Dominance with BHRT
Derived from diosgenin, a plant molecule found in soy and wild yams, bioidentical hormones are nearly identical to the molecular structure of hormones produced by the ovaries and other glands.
Through a precise laboratory process of synthesizing diosgenin into bioidentical hormones, clinicians ensure these unique hormones duplicate the same, beneficial functions natural hormones offer your body.
In fact, all cells in the body readily recognize and accept bioidentical hormones in contrast to chemical-laden hormones that are not as easily accepted by cells. This is one of the reasons why hormone replacement therapy with prescription hormones like Premarin could increase your risk of breast cancer or heart disease. 5
Bioidentical hormones also have a relative binding affinity with hormone receptors on body cells. Like a key fitting perfectly into the lock it was meant to unlock, bioidentical hormones fit precisely into hormone receptors to provide the same response naturally produce hormones provide.
Ongoing research into the benefits of BHRT continues to discover the many advantages bioidentical hormones have over prescription hormones.
Rebalancing estrogen and progesterone levels to drastically reduce the severity of estrogen dominance symptoms is the most effective way to restore optimal hormone balance in women undergoing perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause.
Contact us today to start taking control of your health and well-being. Schedule an appointment with a BHRT specialist to learn about estrogen dominance and how BHRT can help you begin feeling great about living the best years of your life.
References:
1. Fulmer U-Save Pharmacy documents Slowing the Aging Process with Natural Progesterone
2. https://jamanetwork.com
3. https://www.mayoclinic.org
4. https://drhoffman.com
5. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
