Migraines seem to be related to dilation of blood vessels and water retention, both
effects of estrogen when it is not mediated by progesterone.
Not exact matches
But
when Millam and his associates dosed pairs
of zebra finches orally with estradiol benzoate, a form
of the hormone
estrogen, and octylphenol, an industrial surfactant that sometimes mimics
estrogen, they documented several
effects.
The reward center
of the brain is much more attuned to the pleasurable
effects of alcohol
when estrogen levels are elevated, an
effect that may underlie the development
of addiction in women, according to a study on mice at the University
of Illinois at Chicago.
«Women may be more vulnerable to the
effects of alcohol or more likely to overindulge during certain stages
of their cycle
when estrogen levels are higher, or may be more likely to seek out alcohol during those stages.»
Some researchers have speculated that the
effect of estrogen on cognitive aging might differ depending on
when exposure occurs.
«Our data further suggest that, despite the historical bias toward the
effects of estrogen on the
estrogen receptor, it's the progesterone receptor that dominantly controls
estrogen receptor activity
when both receptors are present and activated.»
Manufacturers began to substitute this compound for a chemical cousin — bisphenol A, or BPA —
when research showed BPA mimicked the hormone
estrogen and could provoke a number
of adverse
effects in laboratory animals.
The bad:
When you lose
estrogen, you lose its protective
effects on your heart and bones, so your risk
of osteoporosis and heart disease rises.
Your body has to maintain a delicate balance
of hormones at the right time, and
when estrogen is at the optimal level, it has a calming
effect on the brain.
Estrogen and progesterone are the two female hormones and they do have
effects, yes on the ovaries, and they control ovulation, they control building up
of our uterine lining and shedding
of the uterine lining,
when those two hormones fall away, and that causes our period to occur, so they definitely control our fertility, but they also have affects on other tissues in the body.
Progesterone: This is needed to balance the
effects of too much
estrogen;
when this is out
of whack our
estrogen will be, too.
Another thing to consider —
when testosterone is low, the
effects of estrogen become more prominent.
The National Institute
of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) reports that soy phyto -
estrogens demonstrate estrogenic
effects equal to or lower than doses
of DES
estrogen; in 2002, NIEHS researcher Retha Newbold expressed concern
when her colleagues demonstrated that soy genistein «triggers reproductive abnormalities... including uterine adenocarcinoma, a rare form
of cancer.»
Coffee has been shown to help support your body's ability to produce progesterone, the hormone that plays the important role
of offsetting the negative
effects of estrogen and is essential in signaling your thyroid gland to release healthy amounts
of thyroid hormone
when needed.
Both
of these have an integral
effect on the production
of estrogen and progesterone during a woman's menstrual cycle making their jobs two
of the most important
when it comes to regulating the female reproductive system.
Estriol has been found to have beneficial immune - modulating
effects in patients with multiple sclerosis, increasing protective immune responses and decreasing the number and volume
of lesions seen in cerebral MRIs.22 Estriol is the primary
estrogen produced during pregnancy,
when it is made by placenta from 16α - OH DHEA sulfate (DHEA - S), an androgen made in the fetal liver and in the adrenal glands.23
This
effect is worsened
when female sex hormone levels — particularly
of estrogen — fall.
The SAD GAS foods are the biggest culprit
when it comes to bloat: Soy (
estrogen - like
effects that contribute to bloating and weight gain); Artificial sweeteners (incomplete absorption in the small intestine leads to fermentation by colonic bacteria and lots
of gas and bloating); Dairy (more than half the world is lactose intolerant, and that may include you!)
When a bodybuilder runs anabolic steroids that aromatize into
estrogen (many
of them), they run the risk
of having
estrogen related side
effects.
Menopause has many
of the same symptoms which occur during perimenopause, however, this is
when degenerate
effects to our body begin to occur due to the progesterone and
estrogen hormone deficiencies.
You're body is used to all these endogenous artificial testosterone, you know, your testosterone to
estrogen ratio is getting messed up and so you do have to use what's called post cycle therapy
when you're on pro-hormones and we won't get into the post cycle therapy as much on this podcast «cause I know we're kinda pushing for time but the problem is that if you don't cycle pro hormones, it can be tough on your liver, it can be tough on your own endogenous production so it's something that you do wan na make sure that you do, that you understand how to cycle properly and I have to be careful
of course, giving out recommendations like that on this show just because so many people who are listening to this are competing in event like triathlons and marathons and thing
of that nature where they're gonna be drug tested and stuff like this would be a big no - no anyways, you know, or they're going after more natural means and let's face it, prohormones can be kinda damaging to your body and the reason for that is because a lot
of these side
effects: acne and hair loss, breast tissue enlargement, or you know, what we affectionately call bitch tits in dudes, prostate swelling, you know, a lot
of these hormonal imbalances that get created from dumping exogenous sources
of hormones into your body and creating like a hormone milieu that can be a real real issue from a health standpoint.
With Hashimoto's,
when the gland becomes blocked due to the
effects of estrogen, thyroid hormone can build up and then unload too much thyroid hormone.
Perhaps I messed up
when I opted to get the 7 keto version
of DHEA because I was leery
of the hormonal
effects of DHEA (since it's a precursor to testosterone and
estrogen).
There's also
estrogen, but it can have side
effects, but it will often work
when / if Proin stops working but she will more than likely have to be on something the rest
of her life and I wouldn't really want to start her on
estrogen this young - you end up having to run a lot
of blood work to be sure the
estrogen isn't causing side
effects.