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Estrogen Dominance/Progesterone Deficiency

Depending on the degree of the progesterone deficiency, estrogen dominance may manifest itself with one, some or all of the following hyper effects:

• Premenstrual breast tenderness

• Premenstrual mood swings, irritability, depression

• Premenstrual fluid retention and weight gain

• Premenstrual headaches, including migraines

• Heavier periods often associated with clotting

• Irregular menstrual cycles

• Menstrual cramping

• Fibrocystic breast disease

• Uterine fibroids

• Loss of sexual desires

• Anxiety and panic attacks

• Infertility

• Insomnia and restless sleep

• Bone loss, osteopenia and osteoporosis

• Adrenal gland fatigue

• Autoimmune disorders

• Triggering of allergies associated with more frequent respiratory illnesses

• Urinary frequency

• Easy loss of urine when coughing, laughing or sneezing

• Recurrent bladder infections

• Frequent headaches, including migraines, throughout the month

• Dry eyes

• Increase in body fat

• Sagging skin and wrinkles

• Decreased mental sharpness

• Gall Bladder Disease

• Polycystic Ovaries

• Elevated cholesterol

• Elevated blood pressure

• Breast cancer

• Cancer of the uterus

• Hypothyroidism

Many of these symptoms and conditions commonly occur in women of all ages. They may be common, but they are not normal. These symptoms are an indication of declining ovarian function which leads to an inevitable deterioration in health as women age. In order for women to obtain and maintain health and wellness as they age, it is essential that they preserve female hormonal balance as soon as the presence of its symptoms occur.

Not just the uterus, but every cell in a woman’s body has receptors for and is influenced by the estrogen hormones, by progesterone and by testosterone. Most importantly the sex hormones affect the brain, stimulating the production of neurotransmitters, neurochemicals and neurohormones, which enable a woman to think clearly and have elevated moods. When the sex hormones decline, become imbalanced or are no longer produced, brain function deteriorates, manifested by a decrease in mental sharpness, inability to focus, poor short term memory, “brain fog”, mood swings, irritability, depression and anxiety. This is why it is so important to provide women bio-identical progesterone supplementation when indicated for premenstrual symptoms and progesterone replacement after menopause. Although progesterone and estrogen are the two dominant hormones that women produce, it is important to remember that women also produce small doses of testosterone. For women, the production of testosterone peaks at ovulation in order to stimulate a woman’s desire for sexual relations. http://www.hotzehealth-wellness.com/8-PointTreatment/HRT/HRTFemales.htm