Is there any estrogen after menopause?

No matter when there is less estrogen in the human body, we need to be vigilant. So, is there still estrogen after menopause? What should we pay attention to? Menopause is a normal physiological phenomenon of the human body. When the ovarian function continues to decline, menopause begins. At this time, estrogen is still secreted, but the secretion level will continue to decline. Therefore, proper estrogen supplementation is necessary.

Menopause is a physiological stage in women. Menopausal syndrome is a group of symptoms that affect related health as ovarian function declines or even fails: initially, it presents with menstrual changes, hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, and urogenital tract symptoms; in the long term, osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease may occur.

The most obvious change before and after menopause is the decline of ovarian function. The earliest sign of ovarian function decline is the decrease in the sensitivity of follicles to FSH and the increase in FSH levels. Estrogen levels fluctuate greatly during the early stages of the menopausal transition and may even be higher than normal follicular phase levels. It is caused by excessive secretion of estradiol due to excessive stimulation of follicles by increased FSH.

Estrogen levels do not decrease gradually throughout the menopausal transition, but only drop rapidly when the follicles stop growing and developing. After menopause, the ovaries no longer secrete estrogen, but women still have low levels of estrogen in their circulation, mainly from the adrenal cortex and estrone converted from androstenedione in the ovaries by aromatase in peripheral tissues. In menopausal women, circulating levels of estrone (E1) are higher than those of estradiol (E2).

After menopause, estrogen levels drop, and many women experience annoying symptoms such as hot flashes, irritability, dryness and pain caused by atrophy of the urethral and vaginal mucosa. Osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer's disease are also related to the decline of estrogen. Therefore, scientific estrogen supplementation can alleviate these symptoms and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis and other diseases.

The most effective treatment is hormone replacement therapy, supplemented with calcium, vitamin D, calcitonin or herbal medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, etc. Patients who need to protect the endometrium should use combined estrogen and progestin therapy, while those with uterine agenesis should use estrogen alone. Hormone replacement therapy should be used at the lowest effective dose. The standardized application of HRT is the key to making its "benefits" outweigh its "disadvantages".

The above introduction about whether there is still estrogen after menopause is very clear. If everyone can always pay attention to their own health, some diseases will not have the opportunity to take advantage. Of course, there are many ways to supplement estrogen. In addition to dietary supplements, there are also medicinal supplements. There are many Chinese or Western medicines to choose from.