More on Breast Cancer and Hormone Levels
If high estrogen levels were the primary cause of breast cancer, we would expect to find more breast cancer mortality in women with higher hormone levels at age 30, and less breast cancer in women with low hormone levels at age 60 (post-menopausal).
Not exact matches
However,
if a woman has been having her menstrual cycle regularly, past pregnancies should not leave
high levels of progesterone or
estrogen in the body.
Higher levels of progesterone and
estrogen impede milk production, which is why supply may temporarily diminish around ovulation and menses
if a woman's period returns while she's breastfeeding.
If our adrenal glands are chronically producing
high levels of stress hormones, the adrenal glands are diverting the body's resources (cholesterol) away from making the sex hormones (testosterone and
estrogen) to making stress hormones.
But,
if testosterone decreases, estradiol may become more dominant than it should, and those
higher estrogen levels result in increased fat production.
If you are hungrier now, perhaps your
high estrogen levels during pregnancy was suppressing a little bit of insulin resistance that is now unmasked an causing sugar
level swings.
That said, progesterone is still an androgen, and
if levels get too
high in correlation with
estrogen levels etc, it can cause breakouts.
This can be ingrained in a person's genes
if they are exposed to
high estrogen levels while in the mother's womb before birth.
Nolvadex is an efficient treatment option
if you suffer from gynecomastia caused by
high estrogen levels or by a hormonal imbalance.
• Hormone therapy: HRT refers to the administration of
estrogen or a combination of
estrogen / progestin therapy.46 For women in particular, increased
estrogen levels may lead to a
higher gallstone risk.47 As such,
if you are undergoing HRT or are taking
high - dose birth control pills, talk to your doctor about your gallstone risk and ask
if there are other hormone - related medications that are better for you.
If estrogen makes most breast cancers grow, then one would expect that the
level of
estrogen would be
higher in women who have breast cancer, compared to women who don't, or at least who don't yet.
Fatigue is a serious health issue with a variety of causes, but
if you're an otherwise healthy woman, then here again: low progesterone
levels (and potentially too -
high estrogen levels) could be a factor.
If your
estrogen levels are sky -
high and you want to stop PMS, try to stay away from red meat, dairy and alcohol for a while and see what happens.
Even though her
estrogen levels may be normal (and not
high),
if she doesn't have enough progesterone to balance the effects of
estrogen, she may have
estrogen dominance symptoms.
SHBG is not a useful test, however,
if a woman is taking oral
estrogen replacement therapy, because this
estrogen will artificially elevate SHBG due to
high estrogen levels in the liver.
Estrogen also inhibits metabolism and the use of T3, so one would have to determine
if T3
levels were
higher because you weren't using it efficiently.
This is great for your acne because
if your
estrogen is too
high, it can lead to DHT
levels becoming too
high as well, and for women in particular that's a disaster.
If higher levels of
estrogen go unopposed from progesterone and testosterone,
estrogen dominance could occur.
If left uncorrected,
higher estrogen levels can increase one's risk of developing
estrogen - driven cancers, such as breast and uterine cancer.
If your blood is: heavy, dark, clotted, clumpy — it resembles frozen crushed up blueberries, this is indicative of
higher estrogen levels.
Namely, your SHBG may be far too
high; this is often the case
if your have naturally
high estrogen levels or
if you are being treated with
estrogens.
If you're looking to have
higher testosterone
levels and better erectile function, then the first and most important thing would be to get rid of the «
estrogen factory», which is around your waist.
1) Perhaps your body is just in an «adjustment» period since it hasn't had such
high estrogen levels (
if at all) before.
If you're diagnosed with high estrogen levels or if you're high - risk for estrogen - dependent cancers, your doctor may prescribe Tamoxife
If you're diagnosed with
high estrogen levels or
if you're high - risk for estrogen - dependent cancers, your doctor may prescribe Tamoxife
if you're
high - risk for
estrogen - dependent cancers, your doctor may prescribe Tamoxifen.
If your
estrogen levels are
high (or low) and your progesterone is way too low,
estrogen dominance results.
In women, it can be anti-estrogenic
if estrogen is already at
high levels.
If the spayed female has
high estrogen levels during the time she appears to be in heat, this would be considered a positive test.