Not exact matches
And about 2/3 of dads had
higher levels of
estrogen, compared with 1/2 of single
men in the study.
«While these findings need to be confirmed by other studies, they suggest that
higher testosterone
levels in men may offer protection from sudden cardiac arrest and lower
levels of
estrogen may protect both
men and women.»
While
estrogens are present
in both
men and women, they are usually present at significantly
higher levels in women of reproductive age.
Their study, conducted
in 400 healthy
men ages 20 to 50, found that
higher levels of testosterone led to lower
levels of HDL cholesterol, or «good» cholesterol, but
estrogen appeared to have no effect on HDL cholesterol.
That's why, a younger
man who has an excess amount of fat, especially around the waist, has a
higher chance of experiencing
estrogen level spike followed by a decrease
in testosterone.
There are numerous other factors which can cause
high levels of
estrogen in men, and
men of all ages need to be aware of them, including:
Young
men who lead unhealthy lifestyles have a
higher chance of having increased
estrogen levels than
men who are
in good physical shape.
This is information fresher than most — a study at the end of 2011 revealed that
men who didn't take enough vitamin D (under 20ng / ml
in blood
level) had a much lower testosterone production and a
higher estrogen coefficient.
All
men naturally have a small amount of
estrogen in their bodies, but when alcohol consumption causes
estrogen levels to rise abnormally
high while at the same time as suppressing testosterone, problems can arise (or NOT «arise», as the case may be).
One big reason
men grow
man boobs is because of
high levels of the female hormone
estrogen in the body, and / or low
levels of the male hormone testosterone.
In a study conducted by scientists at Peking University, researchers found that when equol - producing
men ate
high amounts of soy food for 3 days, their testosterone
levels dropped and
estrogen levels rose.
Not only does
high estrogen exposure cause
men to grow boobs, it also affects the hypothalamus and pituitary gland
in the brain, leading to decreased testosterone
levels, reduced sperm count, reduced fertility and reduced libido.
The symptoms of
high estrogen levels [13]
in men are similar to the symptoms they may experience when testosterone
levels become deficient, but some additional symptoms may also develop.
An increase *
in abdominal fat is another common symptom that
men experience when they have too
high levels of
estrogen.
Sexual dysfunction may develop
in men with
high estrogen levels, as well as fatigue.
Estrogen levels vary throughout the month, with the
highest being
in the middle of the month and lowest during
menses.
More benign treatments that we offer here are geared towards first looking at hormone
levels like
high estrogen in men and reducing them with things like DIM or Indole -3-carbinol, vitamins.
Having excessive fat on your body, especially
in the abdominal region, is also tied to
higher estrogen levels and lower testosterone production
in men.
Usually a
man has a low
level of
estrogen that protects his brain and heart, but when he has a lot more fat, that
estrogen level goes up
in ratio to his manly hormone testosterone that goes down and usually the heavier the guy, the more the erectile dysfunction, the
higher the voice, the more feminized behavior, the more difficult it is to live out the hormonal destiny.
Acne
in PCOS women is related to
high levels of male hormones like testosterone and its derivative, dihydrotestosterone (DHT)(they're called male hormones but all women have testosterone just like all
men have
estrogen).
Estrogen Dominance: many women suffering from symptoms of PMS, which includes emotional lability, irritability, and / or depression in the days leading up to a woman's menses, likely have higher estrogen levels relative to proge
Estrogen Dominance: many women suffering from symptoms of PMS, which includes emotional lability, irritability, and / or depression
in the days leading up to a woman's
menses, likely have
higher estrogen levels relative to proge
estrogen levels relative to progesterone.
In a study conducted by scientists at Peking University, researchers found that when equol - producing
men ate
high amounts of soy food for as little as three days, their testosterone
levels dropped and their
estrogen levels rose.
Levels of
estrogen, a female sex hormone, that are
higher than normal
in men may lead to unpleasant changes.
For example,
men with
higher testosterone have more interest
in having sex outside of their relationships, which is basically the same thing as cheating (assuming his partner does not condone it).1 Similarly, women with
higher levels of
estrogen are more likely to cheat.2 Even though we don't carry around testosterone and
estrogen testing kits to use on our partners (that would be cool, though, wouldn't it?)