I am 48 years old with
normal estrogen and progesterone levels but low testosterone.
Not exact matches
Pregnancy (while normally a
normal process) actually poses much greater risk to the average woman's health than any birth control pill because
estrogen and progesterone levels are MUCH higher during pregnancy than when any woman is on BC.
In a
normal menstrual cycle, a balance between the hormones
estrogen and progesterone regulates the buildup of the lining of the uterus (endometrium), which is shed during menstruation.
It seems that i have
normal estrogen level but high
progesterone and high testosterone.
Though many women cope with the symptoms of menopause because they believe them to be a natural part of aging, symptoms are caused by an imbalance [Causes of Aging: Hormonal Decline] in reproductive hormones like
estrogen and progesterone,
and treatment to restore these hormones to a
normal level can relieve or permanently resolve many symptoms.
Dr. Lee's recommendation was always to use 15 to 30 mg of
progesterone daily,
and the lowest dose of
estrogen that would either clear up
estrogen deficiency symptoms or show
normal levels on a saliva hormone level test.
These may be the symptoms of
estrogen dominance caused mainly by lack of ovulation
and thereby lack of
progesterone while their
estrogen levels are still in the «
normal» range.
If
estrogen,
progesterone,
and thyroid function / levels are
normal, then the focus of your efforts should probably be on increasing testosterone naturally.
The
normal pulsatile release of GnRh signals some of the follicles in the ovary to begin maturing
and for the ovaries to release
estrogen and progesterone.
Hi... For a while now I've been reading about the effects of hormonal imbalance in the physical appearance or physique in general... What I'm really concerned about is my broad shoulder which come off too manly
and instead of the feminine shape like a
normal girl would have... I ofen get insecure because I can not wear the clothes I want because my shape seem to be too masculine for the attire (as it appears as an inverted triangle rather than an hour glass)...
and just recently I checked with my doctor about my irregular menstruation to where she said that I'm having imbalances in my hormones... having too much
estrogen than
progesterone... Is it possible that my masculine appearance could be attributed to the said hormonal imbalance???....
This type of cyst should make
estrogen and then become the corpus luteum which will make
progesterone and they should come
and go as part of a
normal cycle.
I finally got a hormone test
and all of them were generally low, but
progesterone was really low
and estrogen on the low side of
normal.
At a certain time of life, this supply of eggs ends; this disrupts body's
normal hormonal level; especially
estrogen and progesterone hormones which are responsible for regulating many physiological balances.
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.
This study was done with
progesterone cream doses ranging from 20 to 60 mg daily
and normal doses of
estrogen.
Estrogen is instrumental in orchestrating the menstrual cycle
and works in harmony with
progesterone, both of which are essential to
normal, healthy female function.
Candida overgrowth
and invasion happens when
normal bacterial flora is killed by: antibiotics, processed foods, diet high in sugars, alcohol
and yeast, stress, mercury in vaccinations
and silver amalgams, pesticides sprayed on non-organic produce, birth control pills - a woman's natural hormonal pattern has more oscillating levels of
progesterone and estrogen which is a less desirable environment for yeast overgrowth.
progesterone / estradiol (Pg / E2) ratio: fundamental balance or imbalance between these two hormones; a low ratio indicates
estrogen dominance progestins: synthetic hormones structurally similar to
progesterone (e.g. Provera) but not naturally occurring in the body; they suppress
normal ovarian production of
progesterone and have been shown in studies to have negative side effects.
I did the Dutch test for comprehensive hormones this summer
and my
estrogen levels were high,
progesterone normal and testosterone basically non-existent!
A woman who has high
estrogen but
normal progesterone is in the state of estrogene dominance as well as woman with
normal levels of
estrogen and low
progesterone.
They measured
estrogen and progesterone in a group of women, then divided them into two groups: those with
normal progesterone levels
and those with low
progesterone levels.
The latest research on natural
progesterone and breast cancer clearly indicates how important it is for women to maintain healthy,
normal levels of
progesterone that are in proper balance with
estrogen.
Many of these symptoms could also be related to
estrogen dominance, in which
estrogen is either high or
normal,
and progesterone is low.
If you have lower
progesterone levels, the ration between
progesterone and estradiol could be completely
normal, even with a «below
normal»
estrogen level.
We know that
estrogen (the major female hormone)
and progestin (a synthetic form of
progesterone, another female hormone) can cause breast tissue to grow faster than
normal.
Really, neither make a lot of sense as I am of
normal weight, not insulin resistant,
and my FSH (below 1), LH,
estrogen and progesterone levels are all very low.
The thing is that I think the problem's related to the bodyfat (with probably some water) which creates too much
estrogen on top of
normal production
and I think (I seem to have high Cortisol, though I don't have a high stress lifestyle) too much
progesterone is being turned into cortisol.
Due to poor diets, lack of exercise, a rise in obesity levels, the widespread use of hormone - altering chemicals,
and other factors, many women suffer from chronically higher than
normal estrogen levels
and much lower than
normal progesterone levels.
After a few months, my periods returned to
normal, my skin cleared up, my hair stopped falling out,
and my thyroid hormones,
estrogen and progesterone levels all returned to their optimal ranges.
This candy (sold conveniently in, um, whips) is thought to mimic the effects of
estrogen and progesterone, critical hormones for
normal reproductive
and sexual function
and response.