What are the causes of excess testosterone in women?

Many women know that our bodies often secrete male hormones. In fact, many people don’t know that men also secrete male hormones. Seeing that everyone does not understand the secretion of male hormones very thoroughly, there is a normal range for the secretion of male hormones in women. If it exceeds this range, it means that the secretion of male hormones in women is too much. So what is the cause of this symptom?

Reasons for high testosterone levels in women:

1. 60% of testosterone is bound to beta globulin in the blood, called testosterone-estradiol binding globulin (TEBG), about 38% (mainly androstenedione) is bound to albumin, and free testosterone accounts for only 2%, but it is active. If TEBG binds to estradiol more and binds to testosterone less, the free testosterone in the blood will increase.

Second, due to excessive secretion of the ovary or adrenal cortex.

Third, it may also be caused by abnormal peripheral conversion.

4. Hyperinsulinemia caused by insulin resistance can stimulate the ovary to secrete a large amount of androgen.

Fifth, the enzyme system is disordered during the biosynthesis of steroid hormones, such as aromatase deficiency, androstenedione cannot be converted into estrone, and testosterone cannot be converted into estradiol, resulting in excessive accumulation of androstenedione, especially testosterone.

Generally, obese patients have more androgen. The reasons for the high level of androgen in women are mainly due to changes in dietary structure, increased mental stress, and environmental factors. This causes the thyroid gland secretion in women to become unbalanced, testosterone levels to gradually increase, and estrogen levels to be suppressed. Excessive secretion of androgen in the body can cause the patient to experience symptoms such as obesity, excessive hair growth, infertility, acne, menstrual disorders, and even masculine characteristics.

If a girl secretes too much male hormone, some female characteristics will not be very obvious. At the same time, there will be increased and thicker body hair, less menstrual flow, delayed menstruation or even amenorrhea. In severe cases, it will have a great impact on female fertility. As for the excessive secretion of male hormones, there are many reasons for it. It is closely related to our diet, environment and living habits. Therefore, if you want to solve this problem, you must start from your daily life, and there will be improvements.

The above are the reasons for excessive secretion of male hormones in women. After knowing the above reasons, when our women have similar symptoms, we must first make improvements from these reasons and avoid being exposed to these reasons. In life, women’s excessive male hormones may also be caused by diet, so you must pay more attention to your diet and life, and improve any bad ones.