What are the main causes of female hormone disorders?

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Hormones play an important role in the health, psychology and aesthetics of women. If female hormones are disturbed, it will affect the body's functions and affect the quality of life. Therefore, it is very important to detect the cause of female hormone disorders and avoid them.

1. What is female hormone?

In the human body, there is an endocrine system that helps secrete hormones that regulate metabolism and physiological functions of the body. When in balance, the hormones help the metabolism to work efficiently, but if for some reason the balance is disrupted, it will lead to endocrine disorders causing some symptoms. respective clinical.
In general, female hormone dysfunction is when estrogen levels are lower or higher than normal (50-400pg/mL). If estrogen levels remain below 100 pg/mL for a long time, it is considered an endocrine disorder.

2. Recognizing hormonal disorders

Some signs of hormonal disorders can be mentioned:
Change in menstrual cycle: The monthly menstrual cycle is a reflection of the activity of female hormones. If your regular menstrual cycle suddenly lengthens or shortens, it is a sign of a female hormone disorder. Melasma, acne: the main cause of skin pigmentation, darkening, abnormal acne is due to hormonal imbalance in the body. Decreased sex drive: The desire and need for sex in women is caused by the hormones estrogen and progesterone. If the levels of these hormones are changed, causing disturbances, it will lead to a decrease in sex drive in women. Weight change: most women with hormonal disorders often gain weight easily due to the lack or excess of some hormones leading to fat accumulation and breakdown of muscle mass. Sleep is affected: concentration Low levels of progesterone make the body unable to maintain stable sleep, easily causing stress and irritability. Psychological effects: Low levels of the hormones Estrogen and Cortisol will also cause loss of concentration and memory loss. Low levels of estrogen also affect the production of Serotonin - a hormone that affects women's emotions and psychology. Lack of serotonin, women will be able to feel tired, stressed, anxious, stressed for unknown reasons...

3. Cause

Causes of female hormone disorders often originate from an imbalance between the two hormones Estrogen and Progesterone in the female body. This imbalance can happen due to the following factors:
3.1. Age
Female hormone disorders usually occur in middle age or married women. Research shows that women over the age of 30 will have increased estrogen levels while progesterone levels decrease. The imbalance between these two important endocrine hormones causes the manifestations of female hormone disorders.
In addition, endocrine disorders in puberty are also quite common. When menstruation begins, the female body will gradually produce estrogen to help promote the formation of female sex characteristics. However, the amount of this hormone secreted is not stable, combined with age-related psychological changes can lead to hormonal disorders in puberty.

3.2. Using birth control pills

Many women choose birth control pills as a means of protection to prevent unwanted pregnancy. However, because the main ingredient in oral contraceptives is synthetic estrogen, if used for a long time, this concentration will increase more than Progesterone, leading to hormonal disorders.

3.3. Polluted and toxic living environment

Women's bodies are easily affected by a polluted and toxic living environment. Living in an environment with a lot of dust, chemicals, and toxic products will cause a decline in female hormones, due to excess or lack of estrogen.

3.4. Using cosmetics and functional foods in the wrong way

Currently, on the market, there are many types of cosmetics and functional foods that are advertised to beautify and bring a youthful appearance to women. However, choosing a reputable product and using it should be discussed with a specialist in advance to avoid causing endocrine disorders.

3.5. Psychological factors

If life is too stressful, prolonged stress will cause the hormone Progesterone to drop sharply, increase Estrogen, which affects the adrenal gland's activity. This is also a common cause of endocrine disorders, if more severe can cause pituitary, ovarian and brain axis disorders.

3.6. Nutrition

Diet plays an important role in hormonal balance in the body. Women need to avoid unbalanced eating habits such as:
Consuming ready-to-eat, canned, sweet, spicy, and fatty foods can also increase the amount of Estrogen in the body. polycystic ovary syndrome. If you diet too much, eat too little, do not provide enough nutrition for the body, it will cause a decrease in the female hormone estrogen, malnutrition.

3.7. Effects of pregnancy

Pregnancy is an important process for any woman, because this is the period when a woman's body undergoes the most changes, especially hormone changes:
Disruption of female hormones during pregnancy Pregnancy: During pregnancy, the hormone Estrogen is highest before giving birth and tends to decrease after that. However, in some people, estrogen levels are deficient. Endocrine disorders in this period can have a great influence on the development of the fetus, so it should be checked and evaluated regularly. Postpartum endocrine disorders: After giving birth, the hormone Estrogen will drop suddenly to make room for the milk-secreting hormone - Prolactin to develop. Therefore, women often experience temporary loss of menstrual periods, only when they stop breastfeeding (usually after 6 months) do they begin to have their periods again. Hormonal disorders after abortion: Abortion is an activity that causes hormonal disturbances in women, manifested by temporary loss of menstruation (about 4-8 weeks), after this time when hormone levels Once the balance is restored, the woman will have a normal period again.

3.8. Other diseases

One of the diseases that cause high estrogen levels is liver failure. When the liver is weakened, it will reduce the activity of excreting estrogen from the body, leading to estrogen stagnation, high, causing female hormone disorders.
Hormonal disorders are quite common in women. When you notice that your body has abnormal symptoms that suspect a hormone disorder, you should take the initiative to seek medical attention and get treatment early to avoid unnecessary complications later.
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