Symptoms of high estrogen levels: be alert after reading this

Estrogen is very important to everyone. This hormone must be maintained within the normal range, otherwise there will be problems with the body. For example, if the estrogen level is too high, people will easily become obese, women's menstrual periods will be disrupted, and they are more likely to develop uterine fibroids.

1. Obesity: Obese people have too much fat, which will increase the storage of estrogen or convert more androgens into estrogen, thereby causing the estrogen level in the body to increase and the duration of action to prolong.

2. Menstrual disorders: Estrogen is involved in the formation of the menstrual cycle. During the follicular phase, estrogen levels rise, causing the endometrium to thicken. If estrogen levels are too high before menstruation, it will affect the normal shedding of the endometrium and menstruation will not occur.

3. Breast hyperplasia and breast cancer: Estrogen can stimulate breast hyperplasia, and excessively high levels can easily induce breast cancer. Most breast diseases are caused by excessively high estrogen levels and endocrine disorders.

4. Uterine fibroids: Uterine fibroids are an estrogen-dependent tumor and are related to sex hormone levels. Therefore, uterine fibroids are more likely to occur in women of childbearing age with active ovarian function.

5. Uterine cancer: Estrogen and progesterone act together on the endometrium, causing the endometrial epithelial cells to proliferate and shed cyclically, leading to menstruation. If the amount of estrogen increases relatively, the endometrium will proliferate abnormally, which can easily induce cancer.

6. Infertility: Estrogen can promote the development of follicles. If the estrogen content is too high, it will affect the normal development of follicles and may cause ovulation disorders or infertility.

7. Skin quality deteriorates: dry skin, increased pigmentation, and prone to allergies.

8. Fat thickening: The body becomes bloated, with more fat on the buttocks and legs.

9. Breast sagging: Breast hypoplasia is caused by low estrogen; the breasts sag, differ in size from left to right, and the areola becomes dark.

10. Low libido: The vagina becomes dry and inelastic, so that women gradually lose interest in sexual intercourse.

11. Ovarian hyperfunction causes increased estrogen secretion, such as ovarian tumors.

12. Hyperfunction of the hypothalamus and pituitary gland leads to increased secretion of gonadotropin, which in turn promotes increased estrogen secretion from the ovaries, such as pituitary tumors and brain tissue hyperplasia.

13. Non-specific increase, such as hyperthyroidism and cirrhosis, causes an increase in sex hormone binding protein, which often leads to an increase in total estrogen content. In recent years, it is common to take too much health products and beverages containing sex hormones, which can also cause an increase in serum estrogen.

14. Tissues other than the pituitary gland secrete xenogonadism, which leads to increased estrogen secretion, such as lung cancer, thymic cancer and other cancer tissues. Therefore, we should always pay attention to thymus problems, such as breast cancer. It is recommended to check the cause and treat symptomatically.