What are female hormones?

Female hormones are the general term for estrogen and progesterone, which have a great impact on human health. Many people are not very clear about the specific meaning of female hormones. It can be said that female hormones may affect the body and even induce some diseases, so we should pay attention to hormone secretion.

1. Concept

Female hormones are the general term for estrogen and progesterone. The most obvious effect of estrogen on metabolism is that it can change the distribution of fat in the body and promote the deposition of subcutaneous fat, so it can make women's subcutaneous fat thicker, increase skin thickness, and reduce wrinkles. Progesterone enhances basal metabolism, inhibits excessive production of estrogen, and at the same time breaks down estrogen-deposited fat, promotes the development of breast alveoli, enlarges the breasts, and slightly increases body temperature. In addition, it can maintain the health of bones and muscles, promote blood supply and circulation, affect fat metabolism, regulate the proportion of cholesterol, etc. Female hormones affect women's normal growth, development and emotional expression, and are also an important factor in maintaining the balance of women's organ systems. Once out of balance, various diseases will occur in the body.

2. The role of hormones

Although the amount of hormones in the human body is not large, they have a great impact on health. Lack or excess can cause various diseases. For example, excessive secretion of growth hormone can cause gigantism; insufficient secretion can cause dwarfism. Excessive thyroid secretion can cause symptoms such as palpitations and sweaty hands; insufficient secretion can easily lead to obesity, drowsiness, etc. Insufficient insulin secretion leads to diabetes. Many hormone preparations and synthetic products have important uses in medicine and animal husbandry.

3. How to restore normal hormones

You should keep a good mood, participate in more gatherings with friends and other activities, pay attention to physical and mental hygiene, maintain a regular life and diet, and keep the brain in normal mental activities, so as to avoid "problems" with hormone secretion.