It's possible that there is a form of
estrogen dominance taking place.
Not exact matches
Since
estrogen increases fat retention, this condition of
estrogen dominance which goes unopposed by low progesterone levels
takes control.
Now, let's
take a look at what happens when
estrogen dominance becomes very severe.
The more inflammation that's going on there that's gonna
take your hormones out of balance because with the more inflamed you are, Cortisol's gonna increase, Insulin maybe out of balance, that may skew your progesterone to
estrogen ratio, «cause you'll pull progesterone downstream to anti-inflammatory Cortisol so that can create more
estrogen dominance.
Now I started to
take Alchemlia (progesterone) tee wonderful since I found out that I have fiboids that means that I have may be
estrogen dominance.
Hot flashes were keeping me awake at night until I began to use bioidentical hormone creams containing progesterone and
estrogen, and
taking DIM to prevent
estrogen dominance.
Whether progesterone is low due to stress,
taking estrogen (the Pill, hormone replacement, etc.), or when a woman has ovulation issues (such as with PCOS — Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) there will be an overt or relative
estrogen dominance.
I'm too scared to
take it, as my symptoms seem more akin to
estrogen dominance.
Determining symptoms of
estrogen dominance is a smart move since an imbalance of high
estrogen to low progesterone that goes undetected for too long is not a risk worth
taking.
Whether you are
taking a prescription medication that includes
estrogen, or you have an imbalance in
estrogen known as
estrogen dominance, an excess of
estrogen can disrupt your thyroid and hormonal balance and impair your fertility, even while your thyroid blood test levels appear to be normal.
Many women
taking the Pill have reported weight gain — a sign of
estrogen dominance and / or insulin resistance — as well as depression and even psychosis.
This is important because a ton of women have reported that the symptoms of
estrogen dominance — which is when your
estrogen is too high and your progesterone is low — have been relieved by
taking Maca.