What is hormonal imbalances in women?

 

Dr. Shikha Verma
Consultant- Gynecologist
Nestiva Hospital (Patna)

Hormonal Imbalances In Women

If a woman's endocrine system makes too much or too little of a hormone, then it develops a hormonal imbalance. In fact, small imbalances can be the reason for some issues, like health issues, early onset menopause, or ovarian cancer. Here, we will discuss symptoms, causes, and treatment for hormonal imbalance.

Symptoms Of Hormonal Imbalances In Women

Women with PCOS have a hormonal imbalance and metabolism issues that may harm their health. This is the most common condition among women of reproductive age that can include symptoms like an abnormal menstrual cycle, acne, thinning hair, and weight gain, low sex drive, Unexplained weight gain, Infertility, Insomnia, Bloating, Mood swings depend on which glands in your body are hit and which hormones are imbalanced.

Acne, Hair loss, hirsutism

In female of reproductive age most common hormonal imbalance in PCOS:

• Natural

• Puberty

• Pregnancy

• Breastfeeding

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Causes Of Hormonal Imbalances In Women

There are some natural causes of hormonal imbalances in women. A woman's hormones fluctuate while her menstrual cycle, which can show symptoms like bloating or insomnia. Pregnancy and breastfeeding also hit a woman's hormones. Menopause also affects hormonal changes. Despite it, some other causes of hormonal imbalances can also be seen given below:

Problems With Your Thyroid

A feverish thyroid creates imbalances in the levels of thyroid hormone in a female's body. These problems may happen as a result of an autoimmune disease, medication, tumors, etc.

Stress Produces Cortisol

Stress makes a woman's body create cortisol. Over cortisol can create Cushing syndrome. Continuing stress shows a female's body to high levels of cortisol for long periods and can hit the levels of other hormones in her body. 

Eating Diseases

Eating diseases, like anorexia nervosa, can hit a female's hormone levels, creating too little estrogen, low bone density, and other issues. 

Delivery Control

There several kinds of birth control that have hormones in them, which then hit the hormones in a woman's body. They can create problems like a lack of periods, abnormal periods, heavy bleeding, weight gain, digestive problems, etc.

Treatment For Hormonal Imbalance

A female can obtain the treatment for her hormonal imbalance which will be recommended according to the cause and also the person. Women who are experiencing abnormal menstrual cycles can use prescriptions including female hormones like estrogen and progesterone that can utilize as birth control medications.

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