Hormonal disruption: causes, symptoms, treatment

The hormonal system is one of the most complexly organized internal systems of the female body. The balance of estrogen and progesterone is constantly changing, until the onset of menopause. Fluctuations in hormone levels affect reproductive function. There are several reasons that can cause hormonal disruption, from complicated colds to genital infections. Timely diagnosis of the failure and proper treatment will reduce the negative impact of hormonal imbalance on the body as a whole.

Causes of hormonal disruption

The main causes of hormonal imbalance are as follows:

• Transitional age and puberty. During this period, there is an active production of hormones, and their imbalance may occur.
• Offensive climax... Estrogen ceases to be produced, a woman is no longer capable of conceiving. After 40-45 years, the period of menopause begins.
• Pregnancy, childbirth, lactation cause a complete restructuring of the hormonal system. The hormone oxytocin, which is responsible for milk production, is actively produced. The balance is restored after the end of the feeding.
• Taking hormonal contraceptives or other medications. Birth control pills prevent the production of your own hormones, which can cause malfunctions. Hormonal tablets and ointments are used to treat allergies, skin rashes, neuroses.
• Strong stress and emotional distress. Under the influence of nervous excitement in the endocrine system, failures begin, the balance of hormones is disturbed.
• Incorrect lifestyle, chronic lack of sleep, drinking alcohol and alcohol, the predominance of fatty, fried foods in the diet. The body does not receive enough nutrients, does not fully rest, which causes a failure of all internal systems.
• Diseases of the reproductive system, including infectious. Inflammation, malfunctioning of the ovaries directly affects the level of hormone production. Frequent abortions and promiscuity have the most negative impact.
• Excess weight can be both a cause and a consequence of hormonal imbalances. A large amount of adipose tissue in the body disrupts the activity of internal organs, glands responsible for the production of hormones.
• Frequent viral diseases, colds lead to a decrease in immunity, hormonal imbalance.

For a woman's hormonal imbalance, even the presence of just one reason is enough. It is more difficult to cure violations if there are several reasons.

Hormonal disruption: symptoms

It is not immediately possible to understand that the reason for negative changes in well-being and appearance is hormonal imbalance. Symptoms may not be pronounced, or simply ignored by a woman, attributed to fatigue, bad weather, workload.

More often than others, hormonal imbalance in the body is indicated by:

• Breaking the cycle. Menstruation may shift or be absent altogether.
• Increased anxiety, mood swings. With hormonal imbalance, women are prone to tears, depression, uncontrolled outbursts of aggression.
• Sharp weight gain with a stable diet. Plumpness is of hormonal origin due to active water retention and swelling of fat cells.

• Decreased libido. Lack of hormones leads to a loss of interest in intimacy.
• Sleep deterioration up to insomnia, or superficial light sleep with frequent awakenings. Sleep disturbance leads to chronic fatigue. At the same time, the daily physical and emotional stress is at the same level.
• Unreasonable headaches.
• Intense hair loss, increased nail brittleness, deterioration of skin condition as a result of a lack of female hormones.

Hormonal disruption: what to do

If you have determined that you have several symptoms of hormone imbalance, then you need to contact a medical institution to confirm the diagnosis. It is better to be examined by two doctors: a therapist and a gynecologist. The gynecologist will conduct an examination of the female organs, identify the possible causes of the disease, and give a referral for a blood test for hormones. If a woman took oral contraceptives, which could have caused the failure, the gynecologist will select an alternative method of protection. If necessary, ultrasound diagnostics of the mammary glands, pelvic organs is performed.

The therapist will exclude diseases of the thyroid gland, nervous system. Perhaps the appearance of symptoms is associated with a dysfunction of the adrenal glands. Or weight gain is associated with disorders in the digestive system.

Based on the results of the diagnosis, the doctor will diagnose, confirm or deny the presence of a malfunction in the hormonal system. If the disease is identified, then first you need to eliminate the causes that caused it. Then hormonal drugs are prescribed to restore the balance of hormones.

How to repair hormonal disruption

It is possible to restore the balance of the hormones progesterone and estrogen with the help of phytohormones. Taking herbal infusions helps to activate their own production of progesterone and reduces the proportion of estrogen.

Recovery does not occur immediately, it may take 2-3 months. Starting from the 1st day of the cycle, take an infusion of wormwood. Dry grass is crushed, boiled with boiling water in a ratio of 1 tbsp. l for 1 glass. The infusion is kept for 15-20 minutes, filtered. Take within 5 days 2 times a day for 3 tbsp. l.

Starting from the 6th day of the cycle, take an infusion of sage. The herb is brewed in a similar way, the sage treatment is continued until the 15th day of the cycle. Further and until the end of the cycle, take an infusion of lumbago or Potentilla goose.

If a woman has already entered menopause, it is recommended to drink a glass of tea made from mint, lemon balm and St. John's wort every day before a meal. After 3 months of admission, it is recommended to take a break for 30 days.

Hormonal disruption: treatment

If the disorders in the hormonal system are significant, then drug treatment is indispensable. Based on the results of the examination, a blood test for hormones, the cause of the failure is determined, dysfunction of the ovaries, adrenal glands, thyroid gland. For the treatment of each organ, their own drugs will be prescribed.

The general hormonal background will help to restore:

• Antipsychotics,
• Homeopathic remedies,
• Potassium-containing preparations,
• Preparations with phyto- or artificial hormones, for example, Cyclodinone, Mastodinon.

If a woman was overweight, then the restoration of hormonal imbalance is produced only after losing weight... All women are advised to reconsider the daily routine, diet, rest more and experience less negative emotions. Regular physical exercises bring good results, they help to increase immunity, improve well-being.

If the cause of hormonal disruption is in adolescence, pregnancy, then medications are not prescribed. After childbirth, the end of the growing up period, the body itself will return to normal, the natural balance of hormones will be restored.

Hormone tests

With the help of analyzes, it is possible to assess the quality of the thyroid gland, pituitary gland, adrenal glands, to identify problems with the ovaries, mammary glands. Research can determine even the smallest deviations from the norm.

The main types of analyzes:

• Free testosterone content.
• The content of progesterone, which is necessary for conception and the normal course of pregnancy, is produced by the ovaries.
• The content of luteinizing hormone, which is responsible for the secretion of progesterone, the synthesis of estrogen, the formation of the corpus luteum during pregnancy. The hormone is produced by the pituitary gland.
• The content of prolactin, which is responsible for the growth of mammary glands, lactation. It is produced by the pituitary gland and is required for the synthesis of progesterone.

The analysis for the content of a certain hormone is carried out on certain days of the cycle. It is not recommended to eat fatty foods the day before, you should not smoke before taking the test.

Hormonal imbalance affects a woman's appearance, her well-being and the activity of internal organs. The cause of disharmony can be both the consequences of viral infections and serious diseases in the body. If you have symptoms of hormonal imbalance, you need to see a doctor, he will select hormonal drugs that will restore balance in the body.