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Women's Hormonal Problems
When women specific health problems develop, there is almost always an
hormonal problem involved. Hormone imbalances can cause simple things from
acne and premature aging in women to more complicated and serious problems
such as extreme menstrual pain, and very heavy menstrual blood flows. In many
cases, hormonal imbalances can actually cause problems such as infertility, or
the inability to carry babies full term as well.
Now, most people think that women don't start having hormonal problems until
they're reaching menopause, but this is not always the case. Many women have
hormonal problems all throughout their lives. Teenage girls, of course, are
known to have big hormone swings because their bodies are growing and adapting
to puberty. Hormone problems can continue, however, in young adult women too.
In fact, some women have hormonal related problems without actually knowing
it.
Pre-menstrual symptoms are commonly caused by hormonal imbalances in the body,
for instance, and severe ones indicate severe hormonal issues. Other things
can be caused by hormone problems as well. Some things which seem quite
simple, such as allergies, depression and fatigue, are all caused or
contributed to by hormone problems.
Some women get frequent headaches, become dizzy or can't think straight. Some
have low sex drives, and some have more severe medical issues such as
Endometriosis, frequent urinary tract infections, and Uterine fibroids.
For some time, doctors have prescribed synthetic hormones to help women with
many of these problems. These prescriptions were more commonly prescribed for
women entering menopause, but it's not uncommon for doctors to prescribe birth
control pills, for instance, which adjust a woman's hormone levels in her
body, to help relieve very painful or heavy menstruation periods.
Recent research has revealed however, that in the past two years breast cancer
rates have gone down. These decreasing breast cancer rates coincide with a
decrease of the use of synthetic hormones. One theory is currently on the
table in the medical science community, which suggests that synthetic hormones
for women may have been a cause of breast cancer. It may be many years before
we know for sure, if we do at all, but the point is this: Synthetic hormones
have health risks all their own, and we may not even know yet just how
dangerous these types of prescription medications can be.
There is hope for women with hormonal imbalance problems, though. There are
many herbs and natural remedies which can help balance the body's hormones,
and there are lifestyle changes that can help quite a bit as well.
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