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monalI
mbal
ance"
I
ntr
oduct
ion
Hor
monali
mbal
ancei
sacondi
ti
onwher
ether
eisanel
evat
edl
evelofest
rogenand
l
ower
edl
evel
sofpr
ogest
erone.Thecommoncausef
ort
hehor
monali
mbal
ancei
s
becauseoft
heal
ter
ati
onsi
nthei
dealr
ati
oofest
rogenandpr
ogest
erone.Fat
igue,
ski
n
pr
obl
ems,wei
ghtgai
n,moodswi
ngs,di
mini
shedsexdr
ivear
esomeoft
hesy
mpt
oms
ofhor
monal
imbal
ance.
Hav
ingapr
operbal
anceofhor
monesi
sreal
l
yimpor
tantf
oref
fi
cientr
epr
oduct
ive
cy
cles.Becausei
fyouhav
eahor
monali
mbal
ancei
tcancausei
nfer
ti
li
tyt
owomenand
men,buti
tisal
esscommoni
nfer
ti
li
tyf
act
ori
nment
hani
tisi
nwomen.Buti
tis
t
reat
abl
eify
ouchangey
ourl
i
fest
yleandmedi
cat
ionpr
ocess.
Resear
chRev
iew
Hor
monali
mbal
anceoccur
swhent
heamountofest
rogen,pr
ogest
eroneorbot
his
al
ter
ed,di
stur
bingt
hedel
i
cat
ebal
ancebet
weent
hesepower
fulhor
mones.I
mbal
ances
i
nthesev
italf
emal
ehor
monescanst
em f
rom anumberofunder
lyi
ngcauses.The
most common cause i
s per
imenopause,t
he t
ransi
ti
onalphase l
eadi
ng up t
o
menopause,dur
ing whi
ch t
hepr
oduct
ion ofest
rogensand pr
ogest
eronebegi
nto
decl
i
ne.Ot
hercommoncausesofhor
monali
mbal
ancei
ncl
udepr
egnancy
,endocr
ine
di
sor
der
s,cer
tai
n dr
ugs,especi
all
y or
alcont
racept
ives,dr
ugs used i
n hor
mone
r
epl
acementt
her
apyandcancermedi
cat
ions,andl
i
fest
ylef
act
orst
hati
ncl
udest
ress,
ov
erwei
ghtorobesi
ty,
poordi
et,
sleepdepr
ivat
ionandl
ackofexer
cise.
Al
lwomen wi
l
lexper
ience nor
mal
,tempor
arysy
mpt
oms ofhor
monalbal
ance.
Whet
hery
ousuf
ferf
rom ext
remePMSorhav
egonet
hroughmenopause,
Thecommon
sy
mpt
oms ar
efat
igue,moodi
ness,
hotf
lashes/
Nightsweat
s,depr
essi
on,and mi
d-
sect
ionwei
ghtgai
n,butt
hemostsev
erer
iskofhor
monal
imbal
ancei
sbr
eastcancer
.
Met
hod
Ther
esear
chergat
her
sneededdat
athr
oughbr
owsi
ngt
hei
nter
net
.Shemadet
his
ar
ti
clebasedonherr
eadi
ngs,pr
evi
ousst
udi
es,l
i
ter
atur
e,publ
i
shedandunpubl
i
shed
wr
it
tenwor
kst
hatshemayseei
nthei
nter
net
.
BodyofAr
ti
cle
Hor
monei
mbal
ancesoccurwhent
her
eisnotenoughort
oomuchofacer
tai
n
hor
mone bei
ng pr
oduced byt
he body
.And because a hor
mone i
mbal
ance of
ten
pr
esent
sast
inyi
nconv
eni
encesormi
micot
hercondi
ti
onssuchasconst
ipat
ionor
di
arr
hea,l
osi
ngorgai
ningt
oomuchwei
ght
,hotf
lashes,sweat
ing,exhaust
ion,and
i
nfer
ti
li
ty,manypeopl
ebr
ushof
fthesy
mpt
omsanddonotseekmedi
calt
reat
ment
.
Womenexper
iencehor
monali
mbal
ancesatkeyt
ransi
ti
onsoft
hei
rli
ves,f
orexampl
e,
puber
ty,
chi
l
dbi
rt
h,per
imenopauseandmenopause.
Ther
ear
emanysi
gnsandsy
mpt
omsofhor
monali
mbal
ancesespeci
all
yinwomen.
Andi
tdependsonwhi
chgl
andsofy
ourbodyar
eaf
fect
edandwhi
chhor
monesar
e
i
mbal
anced.Fi
rsti
sify
ouhav
eanI
rr
egul
arper
iods,whi
chcanl
eadt
opol
ycy
sti
cov
ary
sy
ndr
ome(
PCOS)
,i
tisacondi
ti
oni
nwhi
cht
hebodymakeshi
gherl
evel
sofmal
e
hor
mones.Thei
mbal
ancel
eadst
oski
ppedper
iodsandcancont
ri
but
etoheal
thi
ssues
suchashear
tdi
seaseanddi
abet
es.Second,Unexpl
ainedwei
ghtgai
nduet
olowl
evel
s
oft
hyr
oidhor
mones,hi
ghl
evel
sofcor
ti
sol
,PCOS,andot
herhor
monali
mbal
ancescan
causeunexpl
ainedwei
ghtgai
norobesi
ty.Thi
rd,
Inf
ert
il
it
y,hav
inghor
monali
mbal
ances
canaf
fecty
ourmenst
rualcy
cle,
whi
chcanmakei
thar
dert
ogetpr
egnant
,buti
tisof
ten
t
reat
abl
eify
ouchangey
ourl
i
fest
yleandmedi
cat
ions.I
nsomni
acanal
sobeasy
mpt
om
ofhav
ingahor
monali
mbal
ance.whi
chmakesi
tmor
edi
ff
icul
ttosl
eepandi
fyouhav
e
t
oomuchpr
ogest
eronei
tcanal
sol
eadt
ochr
oni
cfat
igue.Al
sot
heat
tent
ionand
memor
ypr
obl
emsar
eal
sosy
mpt
omsofhor
monali
mbal
ancewhi
chcanal
socause
y
ourbr
aint
ofeelf
oggy
.Changest
oyourest
rogenandpr
ogest
eronel
evel
scanaf
fect
y
oural
ert
nessandmemor
y.Someexper
tsbel
i
eveest
rogenmayaf
fectt
hebr
ains
neur
otr
ansmi
tt
ers,
whi
chexpl
ainswhymemor
yandat
tent
ionl
evel
scanbei
mpact
edby
per
imenopauseandmenopause.
Andl
ast
lymoodswi
ngsmayal
sosi
gnofhor
monal
i
mbal
ancei
toccurdur
ingt
hemenst
rualcy
cleormenopaus.I
tal
sohappensi
ftheyf
eel
st
ressedorov
erwhel
med,notget
ti
ngenoughsl
eep,noteat
ingheal
thi
l
yort
heyar
e
t
aki
ngmedi
cat
ionst
hataf
fectt
hei
rmoodorsl
eep.
Ev
ery
onewi
l
lexper
iencenat
uralper
iodsofhor
monali
mbal
anceorf
luct
uat
ionsat
par
ti
cul
arpoi
ntsi
nthei
rli
ves.Buthor
monali
mbal
ancesal
sooccurwhent
heendocr
ine
gl
andsar
enotf
unct
ioni
ngpr
oper
ly.I
ftheper
sonhasamedi
calcondi
ti
onsI
tcanaf
fect
t
hei
rhor
monepr
oduct
ion.Cancert
reat
ment
ssuchaschemot
her
apy,t
umor
s,whet
her
cancer
ousorbeni
gn,pi
tui
tar
ytumor
s,eat
ingdi
sor
der
sandev
enst
resscancause
hor
monali
mbal
ance.
Andal
soi
ftheper
soni
shav
ingcondi
ti
onscanal
sol
eadt
ofur
ther
hor
monal
imbal
ance.Li
kedi
abet
es(
type1andt
ype2)whi
cht
hebodydoesnotpr
oduce
enough of t
he hor
mone i
nsul
i
n, hy
pot
hyr
oidi
sm, or an under
act
ive t
hyr
oid,
hy
per
thy
roi
dism,oranov
eract
ivet
hyr
oidwhi
char
etheov
eract
ivi
tyandunder
act
ivi
tyof
t
het
hyr
oidgl
and,hy
per
funct
ioni
ngt
hyr
oidnodul
es,t
hyr
oidi
ti
s,hy
pogonadi
sm,Cushi
ng
sy
ndr
ome,orhi
ghl
evel
sofcor
ti
sol
,congeni
taladr
enalhy
per
plasi
a,whi
chcausesl
ow
l
evel
sofcor
ti
solandal
dost
eroneandal
soAddi
sonsdi
seasei
nwhi
cht
headr
enal
gl
andsdonotpr
oduceenoughhor
mones.
Tr
eat
mentf
orhor
monali
mbal
ancesmayv
arydependi
ngont
hecause.Ev
eryper
son
mayr
equi
redi
ff
erentt
ypesoft
reat
mentf
orhor
monali
mbal
ances.Forf
emal
es,
(1)
Hor
moneorbi
rt
hcont
rol
i
soneoft
het
reat
ment
sthatdoct
orsmostsuggest
.Fort
hose
whoar
enott
ryi
ngt
ogetpr
egnant
,medi
cat
ionscont
aini
ngf
ormsofest
rogenand
pr
ogest
eronecanhel
pthem r
egul
atei
rr
egul
armenst
rualcy
clesandsy
mpt
oms.I
tcan
beav
ail
abl
easapi
l
l,r
ing,
pat
ch,
shot
,ori
ntr
aut
eri
nedev
ice(
IUD)
.(2)Vagi
nalest
rogen.
Peopl
ewhoexper
iencev
agi
naldr
ynessassoci
atedwi
thchangesi
nest
rogenl
evel
scan
appl
ycr
eamscont
aini
ngest
rogendi
rect
lyt
ovagi
nalt
issuest
oreducesy
mpt
oms.They
canal
souseest
rogent
abl
etsandr
ingst
orel
i
evev
agi
naldr
yness.
Usi
ngt
hisl
ocal
t
her
apyt
reat
menthel
psel
i
minat
emanyoft
her
isksassoci
atedwi
thsy
stemi
cest
rogen,
orest
rogent
hatt
rav
elst
hroughoutt
hebl
oodst
ream t
otheappr
opr
iat
eor
gan.
(
3)Ef
lor
nit
hine(
Vani
qa)
.I
tisacr
eam t
hati
sdesi
gnedspeci
fi
cal
l
yforexcessi
vef
aci
al
hai
rinwomen.I
tappl
i
edt
opi
cal
l
ytot
heski
n,i
thel
pssl
ow new hai
rgr
owt
h,buti
t
doesntgetr
idofexi
sti
nghai
r.(
4)Cl
omi
phene(
Clomi
d)andl
etr
ozol
e(Femar
a).
These
hel
pst
imul
ateov
ulat
ioni
npeopl
ewi
thPCOS whoar
etr
yingt
obecomepr
egnant
.
Doct
orsal
sogi
vet
hosewi
thPCOSandi
nfer
ti
li
tyi
nject
ionsofgonadot
ropi
nst
ohel
p
i
ncr
ease t
he chances of pr
egnancy
. And l
ast
ly,(
5) Fl
ibanser
in (
Addy
i) and
br
emel
anot
ide(
Vyl
eesi
).I
tist
heonl
ymedi
cat
ionst
hatFDAappr
ovedf
ort
het
reat
ment
ofl
ow sexualdesi
rei
npr
emenopausalwomen.Addy
iisapi
l
l,andVy
leesii
sasel
f-
admi
nist
eredi
nject
abl
emedi
cat
ion.Buti
ncont
rar
ytot
hat
,ithasser
ioussi
deef
fect
s
suchassev
erenauseaandchangesi
nbl
oodpr
essur
e.That
'swhyi
fyouar
etr
yingt
o
usei
t,t
alkt
oyourdoct
orf
ir
stt
oseei
fitr
eal
l
yfi
tsy
out
ousei
t.Peopl
ewhohav
e
hor
monali
mbal
ancet
ryt
ousenat
uralsuppl
ement
stot
reatt
hiski
ndofdi
sor
derf
ora
l
ongt
imebutaccor
dingt
ost
udi
es,I
tisnoty
etpr
ovent
hatnat
uralr
emedi
escanr
eal
l
y
t
reatt
hesehor
monali
mbal
ances.Butal
way
sremembert
hatbef
oret
aki
nganynat
ural
orher
balt
reat
ment
,onemustconsul
tfi
rstt
othei
rdoct
ort
oensur
ethei
rsaf
etyand
av
oidi
nter
act
ionsi
deef
fect
swhent
aki
ngt
hisnat
uralsuppl
ement
.Al
so,changi
ngt
he
l
i
fest
ylecanal
sohel
ptor
educet
hel
i
kel
i
hoodandsy
mpt
omsoft
heper
sonhav
ingt
his
ki
ndofdi
sor
der
.Eat
inganut
ri
ti
ousandbal
anceddi
eti
sreal
l
yimpor
tantpar
tofov
eral
l
heal
th.Exer
ciser
egul
arl
yandpr
act
icegoodper
sonalhy
giene,
becausehav
ingaheal
thy
bodyhel
pswomenmaket
hei
rper
iodsmor
eregul
arandi
ncr
easet
hei
rchancet
oget
pr
egnant
.Mosti
mpor
tant
lyav
oidhotf
lashes.Tr
ytoi
dent
if
ythi
ngst
hatcommonl
y
t
ri
ggery
ourhotf
lashes,
suchaswar
mtemper
atur
es,
spi
cyf
oods,
orhotbev
erages.
Ref
erence
 Decker
t,D.P.O.(
n.d.
).10Si
gnsThatYouMi
ghtBeSuf
fer
ingFr
om AHor
mone
I
mbal
ance: New Begi
nni
ngs Heal
th Car
e: I
ntegr
ati
ve Medi
cal Cent
er.
Ht
tps:
//Www.
Newbegi
nni
ngsheal
thcar
e.Net
/Bl
og/
10-
Signs-
That
-You-
Might
-Be-
Suf
fer
ing-
fr
om-
a-Hor
mone-
Imbal
ance.
 Hui
ze,J.(
2021,Nov
ember15)
.Whatt
o know abouthor
monalbal
ance.
.
ht
tps:
//www.
medi
cal
newst
oday
.com/
art
icl
es/
321486#causes