What is the difference between estrogen and progesterone?

The human body has a variety of hormones working together, which we have learned in junior high school biology class. In addition to the hormones that maintain the normal functioning of my body, we can also classify hormones based on gender. Men's testosterone makes men show their masculinity, and women's estrogen makes them show their charm. What I want to talk about today is the role of estrogen and progesterone in women.

Estrogen is a "protective umbrella" for women. It makes women beautiful and attractive while also preventing them from getting sick or reducing their risk of illness. So what are the symptoms of estrogen deficiency?

Skin changes

The skin has many estrogen receptors. Without estrogen, the skin will lack elasticity and luster, become dry, wrinkled, and itchy, various pigmentations will gradually appear, and the hair will become dry and gray.

Insomnia

Estrogen deficiency will cause disorders in the cerebral cortex function and autonomic nervous system, resulting in an imbalance in the pituitary gland's secretion of melatonin. This can cause insomnia, headaches, irritability, fatigue, etc.

Progesterone controls women's right to become pregnant and have children. Moreover, the lack of progesterone may also induce breast cancer. Although the true cause of breast cancer has not yet been fully clarified, it is certain that the incidence of breast cancer is closely related to the levels of estrogen and progesterone in the body.

Women who are worried about themselves should look at how many of the "high-risk factors" for breast cancer you have: having your first menstruation before the age of 12 or having menopause after the age of 55; having your first child at the age of 35 or having never given birth or breast-feeding; being obese after menopause, gaining weight or taking estrogen replacement therapy.

Studies have shown that the risk of breast cancer in the above groups is 1.3 to 3 times higher than that of ordinary people. In addition, the occurrence of breast cancer is also related to endocrine imbalance in the human body. Women with short menstrual cycles and low menstrual blood volume should also pay attention, as this is likely caused by low estrogen levels, indicating endocrine disorders and that estrogen secretion in the body has not reached a balanced and stable state.

It seems that women's bodies are indeed a little more complicated than those of their male compatriots. After all, they are mothers who have to raise children. So when their female compatriots are moody during those days of each month, their male compatriots have to be a little more understanding, because this is their unique right.