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Both women and men who are suffering from estrogen dominance can benefit from taking an estrogen metabolizer such as DIM that can help bring hormones back into balance. This is called Estrogen Dominance. Since hormones are very important regulators, as far as women's health is considered, any health problem that they face, is in some way associated with hormones. Diagnosis and treatment is available but young women are generally not hormone tested. The lab analyzes the levels and she is contacted directly with the results with full explanation as to what the results mean.
Estrogen and progesterone are the two most important female hormones. Even if a woman has low estrogen levels, she can have symptoms of estrogen dominance, because she may have little or no progesterone. Most women today, especially those who are working professionals, are so busy with their professional and social lives, that they hardly find any time to care for themselves. Since hormones are very important regulators, as far as women's health is considered, any health problem that they face, is in some way associated with hormones. Participants in the program are mailed a "kit" which when received is taken to their local participating lab to have the blood draw done.
Some theorize that estrogen dominance in men is contributing to hair loss, atherosclerosis, prostrate problems, lowered libido, weight gain, and impotency. Extreme hormonal imbalance is created when the ratio of estrogen to progesterone sways too much one way or another. "A woman's hormonal balance can be changed and altered by a number of influences.
The most common extreme imbalance is excess estrogen in relation to progesterone. Symptoms of a hormonal imbalance in a young woman can include (but are not limited to) hot flashes, chills, night sweats, bouts of rapid heart beat, irritability, mood swings, trouble sleeping, loss of libido, crashing or chronic fatigue, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, fuzzy logic, memory lapses, sore joints/muscles, increase in headaches/migraines, depression, allergies developing or increasing, sudden weight gain, hair loss or thinning, episodes of dizziness or light-headedness, and loss of balance. In older women, hormonal imbalance is caused mainly due to menopause and can be identified on the onset of menopausal symptoms. .
Most commonly, estrogen is the one that tends to increase and this is known as 'estrogen dominance'. Hormonal imbalance in young women is caused due to over nutrition, malnutrition, erratic lifestyle, early onset of menopause, phytoestrogens present in food, use of birth control and contraceptive pills, stress and tension, thyroid problems, ovarian failure, etc. Extreme hormonal imbalance, in addition to stressors and lifestyle, are what give rise to more serious symptoms: impaired thyroid function, adrenal exhaustion, uterine fibroid tumors, irregular and/or heavy bleeding, endometriosis, polycystic ovaries, fibrocystic breasts, systemic inflammation, a suppressed immune function, accelerated aging, and increased risk of disease. These are the two hormones that must co exist peacefully in a perfect balance, and any variations and changes in this perfect balance will start to have a dramatic effect on the womans health, thereby causing the onset of the above mentioned symptoms. Physicians do not always realize that a hormonal imbalance could also be the cause. Men too can suffer from estrogen dominance. She then can provide this information to her attending physician to look into options for a proven remedy. In some cases, symptoms of fibromyalgia can be present.
