Hormonal imbalance: causes, treatment

With the onset of menopause in the woman's body, a hormonal malfunction occurs( hormonal imbalance).The cause of hormonal failure may also be features of the menstrual cycle, the function of the hormonal glands. And as a result, the body produces either few hormones, or too much, which are so necessary for health, hence the problem arises. In most cases, hormonal imbalance occurs in the female half of the population, rather than in men, and the rule affects women over forty years of age. More details about this problem will be discussed in today's article "Hormonal Imbalance: Causes, Treatment."

Unfortunately, today, with the problems of hormonal failure, the younger generation of women is facing. In order to start treatment in time and, therefore, to avoid serious complications, one should know more about the signs, about the peculiarities of appearance and development of such imbalance. Hormonal imbalance: causes.

In our modern world, most women pay more attention to personal life and their careers, they simply do not have enough time for their health. Even if certain problems start to worry, they ignore them until the situation worsens, and, as a rule, it's too late at the time of applying for professional help. You should know that hormones regulate all the basic functions of the body. Thus, even a slight violation of their balance, can affect the entire body.

Progesterone and estrogen are the most important female hormones. And as soon as the ratio of these female hormones deviates from the norm, a hormonal imbalance occurs. In most cases, the level of estrogen increases. In girls this happens at the puberty stage. Causes of hormonal imbalance in young women: malnutrition, the abuse of fasting and diets, an unstable lifestyle, early menopause, the use of hormonal contraceptive pills, the use of phyto-estrogen in food, stress, chronic fatigue, ovarian disease, thyroid disease( in which there may beAs giperterioz - increased production of hormones, and gipoterioz - a lower production of hormones).

With the onset of menopause in women who start hormonal failure in 40, this is due to the fact that the production of eggs ceases, which means that the intake of estrogen significantly decreases. Women with the onset of menopause experience night sweats, hot flashes, fatigue, irritability. If there is a suspicion that menopause has come, give tests for the number of follicle-stimulating hormones.

The onset of menopause after 30 years suggests that the ovaries have begun to weaken. To this day, scientists argue on the topic: "Menopause is a disease or a natural cycle in the life of every woman?".Menopause is not cured, the specialist prescribes hormone replacement therapy, which will only alleviate the severe symptoms of menopause.

Symptoms of hormonal failure, as well as its consequences.

Let's give some symptoms of a hormonal failure, and to what consequences this failure leads:

• irregular menstruation;
• uterine fibroids;
• polycystic ovary;
• atherosclerosis;
• endometriosis;
• in the chest begins fibrocystic formation;
• vaginal dryness;
• decreased sexual desire;
• cyclic migraines;
• weight gain;
• asthma;
• irritability;
• constant change of mood;
• chronic fatigue syndrome.

If you were able to determine the disease yourself, you should still contact an endocrinologist to make final conclusions. In the arsenal of the doctor there are many methods of diagnosis, allowing you to put an accurate diagnosis, which will refute or justify the appointment of hormonal drugs.

Hormonal imbalance: treatment.

Methods of diagnosis: ultrasound, biochemical blood test for glycoglyoglobin, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, blood and urine tests for hormones, glucose tolerance test( shows the sugar level).Previously, for treatment of all diseases that were associated with a deficiency of a certain hormone, treated with a variety of physiotherapy procedures and all kinds of bioadditives. Currently, Russian doctors are increasingly appointed hormone replacement therapy( HRT).

To date, most doctors are inclined to the fact that HRT is a good way to treat a number of diseases. In addition, many are inclined to believe that HRT is a good way of prolonging beauty and youth. However, most women to this day to the appointment of hormones are treated with caution.

This is due to the fact that in 1950-1960, medicinal hormones, although healed diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis, bronchial asthma, menopause, but also caused many complications. Of course, there have been cases when the benefits of using hormones exceeded the deficiencies. Modern hormonal drugs are not at all similar to their predecessors. Today's endocrinology has the best drugs available with minimal side effects. In the case of hormone replacement therapy, the only thing that is harmful to health is the uncontrolled and improper intake of medications. The doctor must constantly monitor the course of treatment with hormones and, if necessary, adjust it. And remember, do not self-medicate! After all, only a competent selection of HRT will minimize negative consequences.

With hormonal imbalance, the doctor must take into account contraindications: a clotting disorder, nodal formations in the body and in the mammary gland, the suspicion or presence of a hormone-dependent tumor.

It should also be noted that hormones of natural origin are not always better than artificially synthesized hormones. The natural hormone acts for several minutes or even seconds, the artificial hormone lasts for several hours.

The first hormonal drugs were natural, which is why they had many side effects.

It should also take into account the fact that with ulcers, gastritis, as well as in the presence of other diseases of the upper gastrointestinal tract, tablets can not be taken. Tablets in such situations are replaced with injections, ointments, hormonal patches.