What are estrogen analogs?

What are estrogen analogs?

Estrogen is actually a female hormone, which is generally secreted by the female ovaries. This estrogen can be regulated through diet and medication. If a woman's estrogen is abnormal, it will cause problems with her health. The most obvious one is that it will cause female infertility. However, if you supplement estrogen, it is best to do so under the guidance of a doctor. Do not supplement estrogen indiscriminately, otherwise it will affect your health.

Symptoms of low estrogen in women

1. Dry and itchy skin, and a sense of ants crawling on the skin

If the estrogen level in a woman's body decreases, sebum secretion will decrease, and the skin's ability to retain moisture will also decrease, causing the skin to become drier and drier. If the skin is in a state of chronic dehydration for a long time, it will lead to reduced sweating and excessive dryness, which will also cause itching.

2. Frequent tingling, numbness, and tinnitus

Due to endocrine disorders, estrogen reduction, and autonomic nervous system dysfunction in women, they often experience tingling, numbness, and tinnitus.

3. Hot flashes, sweating, frequent insomnia, and depression

Due to ovarian dysfunction in women, estrogen levels drop rapidly, which can lead to vasodilation and contraction disorders, causing hot flashes, flushing, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, etc. Hot flashes are often accompanied by vascular symptoms such as unstable blood pressure, dizziness, headache, chest tightness, etc., which can also lead to insomnia, fatigue, depression and anxiety.

4. Sub-health status

Due to the decrease in estrogen levels, women may experience back pain and joint pain, symptoms of osteoporosis, memory loss, palpitations, blood pressure fluctuations, urinary system discomfort, etc.

5. Menstrual disorders

Menstruation may become less and less, delayed, or even amenorrhea. There are also cases where menstruation is fluctuating, or suddenly stops. At the same time, the couple's life will become difficult and even affect fertility.

Causes of low estrogen

Estrogen can promote the development of female organs, ovulation, and participate in the formation of the menstrual cycle. What are the causes of low estrogen? Hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction, premature ovarian failure, menopausal syndrome, and poor eating habits are all causes of low estrogen.

1. Hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction: mainly seen in anterior pituitary diseases, such as Sheehan's syndrome. High concentrations of prolactin (PRL) directly inhibit the synthesis and secretion of estrogen by the ovaries.

2. Premature ovarian failure: After women mature, they experience functional failure before the age of 35 and their estrogen secretion decreases.

3. Pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome: When the symptoms are severe, estrogen levels decrease, and extremely low levels indicate the possibility of intrauterine fetal death.

4. Cirrhosis: The liver is the main site of estrogen inactivation, and estrogen inactivation is reduced in cirrhosis.

5. Perimenopausal syndrome: During perimenopause, the estrogen level in women decreases, and they experience menopausal symptoms, urogenital tract atrophy, osteoporosis, etc.

6. Bad eating habits: Estrogen levels are related to diet. Dieting, picky eating or irregular eating habits can easily affect your endocrine system and cause an imbalance in hormone levels.