So, insulin resistance and
estrogen dominance block your metabolism and make you resistant to lose fat.
Not exact matches
On top of all the nasty symptoms and a
blocked metabolism, if not properly balanced out,
estrogen dominance may lead to endometriosis, fibroids, hormone - related cancers (such as breast cancer), and metabolic syndrome.
Your article says that
estrogen dominance can
block the liver from converting T4 to T3, but it seems that my conversion is now worse when I am no longer using
estrogen therapy.
At the same time
estrogen dominance also runs interference on thyroid function,
blocking or slowing it down leading to lethargy, weight gain, depression and other low - thyroid culprits, none of which do much for one's libido.
High cortisol also
blocks progesterone, contributing to
estrogen dominance.
It's often related to
estrogen dominance that occurs when cortisol is
blocking progesterone.