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Hormonal Imbalance In Women

By Medicover Hospitals / 26 September 2021

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Article Context:

  1. What is Harmonal Imbalance?
  2. Symptoms Of Hormonal Imbalance
  3. Irregular Sleep Patterns:
  4. Excessive Sweating
  5. Unexplained Weight Gain Or Loss:
  6. Chronic Fatigue
  7. Cravings And Poor Digestion
  8. Bloating
  9. Mood swings
  10. Irregular periods
  11. Headaches
  12. Heavy or painful periods
  13. Skin problems
  14. Fertility problems
  15. Vaginal dryness
  16. Frequently Asked Questions

What is Harmonal Imbalance?

  • Hormones have a great impact on women’s health. The women’s reproductive health is influenced mainly by two well know female sex hormones estrogen and progesterone. In women, female hormones are important components of reproduction, sexuality, overall health, and well-being.
  • Because female hormones play a major role in women’s bodies, women feel their hormones are controlling them. When the level of hormones fluctuates, it can influence a woman’s ovulation, mood, and fertility as well. So, the hormonal imbalance harms the functioning of a woman’s reproductive system.

    • Symptoms Of Hormonal Imbalance:

  • Following are some of the common signs and symptoms of hormonal imbalance that most women experience in their day-to-day lives.

    • Irregular Sleep Patterns:

  • One of the most common side effects of hormonal imbalance is lack of sleep. In women, low progesterone levels lead to poor night’s sleep.

    • Excessive Sweating:

  • Women experience night sweats or hot flashes due to the reproductive hormonal imbalance often caused by menopause and excessive use of birth control medications.

    • Unexplained Weight Gain Or Loss:

  • Hormones play an important role in regulating metabolism, including how many calories are burnt or store as fat. So, when the hormones are out of balance, unexplained fluctuations in weight are noticed.

    • Chronic Fatigue:

  • Hormonal imbalance often makes a body feel completely exhausted daily. Due to unbalanced hormonal levels, the body has to work overtime just to perform basic functions.

    • Cravings And Poor Digestion:

  • While increased cravings for specific types of food are because of nutrient deficiency, but cravings for salty, sweet foods and feelings of intense hunger when your body doesn’t need to eat are due to hormonal imbalance.
  • As already stated, hormones play an important role in regulating metabolism, hormonal imbalance can cause discomforts of bloating, indigestion, diarrhea, nausea, and constipation.

    • Bloating:

  • The lining of your digestive tract contains estrogen receptors and progesterone. Changes in these hormones levels may affect your digestion, causing bloating and other stomach troubles.

    • Mood swings:

  • The menstrual cycle or menopause might cause mood swings. Other hormonal imbalances, such as thyroid hormone imbalances, can also cause mood swings.

    • Irregular periods:

  • A hormonal imbalance can cause polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), a disorder in which the body produces more male hormones. The imbalance causes missed menstruation and can contribute to health problems like heart disease and diabetes. Imbalances might also result in heavier than usual periods.

    • Headache:

  • Hormonal changes during the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, or menopause cause headaches in many women.

    • Heavy or painful periods:

  • If you also suffer abdominal pain, a frequent desire to urinate, lower back pain, constipation, and painful intercourse, you may have fibroids. Fibroids are non-cancerous growths that develop in or near the uterus. Although the specific origin is unknown, they are considered being activated by estrogen, and having a family history may increase your risk.

    • Skin problems:

  • Chronic adult acne can show low levels of estrogen and progesterone and high levels of androgen hormones, as well as a polycystic ovarian syndrome. Similarly, hormonal imbalances during pregnancy or menopause can cause itchy skin, whereas dry skin is a sign of menopause or thyroid difficulties.

    • Fertility problems:

  • After the age of 35, women's fertility normally decreases due to hormonal changes. High levels of the follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) or low levels of the luteinizing hormone (LH), which encourages ovaries to release an egg and begin producing progesterone can cause fertility difficulties. Your fertility will be affected by early menopause and other hormone-related illnesses, such as PCOS.

    • Vaginal dryness:

  • Women who are going through perimenopause or menopause are more likely to experience vaginal dryness. Hormone levels can also be altered by taking the contraceptive pill or antidepressants, resulting in the problem.
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    Frequently Asked Questions:

    Among are the symptoms of hormonal imbalances in women:Periods that are heavy, irregular, or painful, Brittle bones (weak, brittle bones) , Night sweats and hot flashes, Dryness in the cervix, Breast sensitivity, Indigestion, Diarrhoea and constipation, Acne that occurs during or just before menstruation

    Women's Hormonal Imbalance - Bloating, fatigue, irritability, hair loss, palpitations, mood swings, blood sugar problems, difficulty concentrating, and infertility are just a few of the symptoms of hormone imbalance. These compounds have an impact on every cell and system in the body. Hormone imbalance can be crippling.

    Thyroid problems, stress, and eating disorders are the most common causes of hormonal imbalances. Irregular periods, low sex-drive, unexplained weight gain, and mood swings are some of the symptoms. Hormones, which are produced by your endocrine system, serve as messengers in your body.

    Foods high in saturated and hydrogenated fats, such as red meat and processed meat, should also be avoided. The unhealthy fat can increase oestrogen production and worsen your symptoms of hormonal imbalance. Rather, eat eggs and fatty fish.

    High-intensity exercises with little rest time in between, such as squats, lunges, pull-ups, crunches, and pushups, are ideal. The higher the intensity of a workout, the more of these hormones are released. Maintaining a steady flow of healthy hormones throughout your body requires consistency as well.

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