Women’s Hormone Health
Too Much Estrogen: A Risk for Both Women and Men
Having too much estrogen in your body can be a serious problem. And it doesn’t matter if you’re a man or a woman. Well, technically it does—the side effects of having too much estrogen in your body vary significantly depending on your sex. But, in both cases, having too much estrogen is problematic, just like…
Read More8 High Progesterone Symptoms in Women
I’ve written about the symptoms of low progesterone before, but high progesterone symptoms can be just as debilitating, both for women and for men. However, for the purposes of this article, I’m going to focus on high progesterone symptoms for women. Now, while I can give you a list of symptoms (and I will), I…
Read MoreLow Libido in Young Women — Libido and Hormone Issues
Low libido, in young women especially, can be a concerning, and unexpected problem. For any woman who has yet to experience menopause, we would expect a “normal” or “reasonable” libido, or level of sex drive. However, those terms are hard to define. What’s “normal” for one person may not be considered normal for the next.…
Read MoreDecreasing Your Testosterone — How to Decrease Testosterone if Your Levels Are High
Before we talk about how to decrease testosterone in your body, let’s talk about why you might want to do so. Usually, high testosterone is a problem for women, not so much for men. Generally speaking, men are more likely to suffer from low testosterone, though it’s not uncommon for men to have low estradiol…
Read MoreWhat Does Estradiol Do?
What does estradiol do? First, let’s talk about the role of hormones in the body. Your body runs on hormones — or maybe it would be more precise to say, hormones make your body run the way it’s supposed to. Hormones are chemicals in your body that your body uses to communicate with itself. Your…
Read More7 Progesterone Deficiency Symptoms (and What You Really Need to Know About Progesterone Deficiency)
Coming up with a comprehensive list of progesterone deficiency symptoms is tougher than you might think. The reason? Progesterone is so closely associated with the action of other hormones that separating specific symptoms (and which deficiency is causing which) is quite difficult. Progesterone, along with estrogen, is considered one of two so-called, “female hormones.” Of…
Read MoreWhat Causes Low Testosterone? Common Causes in Women and Men
What causes low testosterone? Unfortunately, there’s no simple answer to this question. And things get even more complicated when you throw sex into the equation. You see, men and women are vastly different when it comes to testosterone production. Firstly, the amount produced varies widely between the sexes — women have about one tenth the testosterone…
Read MoreIs Testosterone a Steroid Hormone?
Is testosterone a steroid hormone? Yes, but not in the way you think. Let me clarify what you’re probably asking. When you say, “Is testosterone a steroid hormone?” What you’re most likely asking is, “Is testosterone an illegal steroid? Is it the same as the illegal steroids I hear about, the kind I think of…
Read MoreSymptoms and Causes of Too Much Testosterone in Women
Too much testosterone in women can be incredibly detrimental—in fact, it can often be worse than too little testosterone. One common misconception we run into is that hormone replacement therapy is only about treating low hormones, especially low testosterone. The truth is more nuanced (and it’s often the case that the wrong tests were done…
Read More4 Causes of High Testosterone in Women
There are many causes of high testosterone in women, and the symptoms of high testosterone levels can be just as debilitating as low testosterone levels. However, men and women usually come to us because they have low testosterone — in fact, many women are misdiagnosed with high testosterone (when in reality, you might have low…
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