Elevated estrogen levels lead to many unwanted health disorders in a woman's body.
But before starting treatment, the cause of the hormonal imbalance is established.
There are many ways to eliminate this kind of health disorder.
Causes and symptoms of an increase
Reasons for increasing the hormone estrogen:
- malnutrition, the use of fatty, genetically modified products;
- congenital factors (a person is born with a certain hormonal status);
- pregnancy;
- pathological menopause;
- liver disease;
- stressful situations.
Excess estrogen causes the following symptoms:
- headaches, dizziness, migraine;
- increased blood pressure;
- swelling and pain in the mammary glands;
- thickening of the blood;
- debilitating bleeding from the uterus;
- hair loss;
- overweight;
- acne (pimples).
It's important to know: elevated estrogen levels can threaten a woman's life.
Diseases that occur with an increase in estrogen:
- Hyperplasia (growth of tissue lining the uterine cavity). This condition leads to prolonged bleeding and the formation of glandular cystic changes in the uterus. With hyperplasia, polyps are formed.
- Myoma, fibroma of the uterus.
Treatment of hormonal imbalance
Treatment is selected based on the individual characteristics of the body. If, after taking a blood test, the doctor finds that estrogen is elevated, then he prescribes drugs that suppress the hormone estrogen, such as:
- "Tamoxifen", which also has an antitumor effect. It is drunk in long courses (several years). Has side effects. Destroys the lining of the stomach.
- "Orgametril" ─ an artificial substitute for the hormone progesterone. It has side effects: negatively affects the liver, thickens the blood.
For some, advanced forms of diseases, doctors have to use surgical treatment. For example, if the size of fibroids has reached 12-13 weeks (compare with the size of the uterus during pregnancy).
If the patient's estrogen level is not very high, mild and preventive treatments are sufficient. - herbal, homeopathic preparation, removes swelling and pain in the mammary glands.
According to women, it does not help everyone. But homeopathic medicines are taken strictly by the hour. In addition, for their effectiveness, spicy seasonings are excluded from the diet. This non-traditional method of treatment is mild, but has almost no side effects.
Phytotherapy
Folk remedies also help to normalize the hormonal background in women. Herbs such as upland uterus, red brush have been used by our ancestors since ancient times to treat gynecological diseases.
They are rich in plant phytoestrogens. Tinctures and infusions are prepared from medicinal plants. Herbs purchased at a pharmacy are brewed or infused with alcohol, as indicated in the instructions. Because they have a different grind.
Treatment with medicinal herbs is long-term (up to several months). But if you apply them according to the rules, you can get rid of small neoplasms: fibroids, fibromas, fibroadenomas. Herbal medicines have contraindications. Therefore, carefully study their medicinal properties and side effects.
Preventive methods
Dieting helps to reduce the level of estrogen in the blood. The following foods are excluded from the diet:
- not domestic chicken
- fatty pork,
- canned food,
- sausage. Salt intake is limited to two grams per day.
Scientists have found: almost all cruciferous plants contain a substance ─ indole-3 carbinol. It has antitumor properties. Especially a lot of it in broccoli.
Food rich in fiber improves metabolism, promotes weight loss. On the table there should be grain bread, fruits, vegetables.
It is advisable to eat fish, especially fatty species (mackerel, trout). It has been noticed that in countries where fish dishes are preferred, oncological diseases develop less frequently.
Light exercise also helps lower blood levels of estrogen. Include in your daily routine: exercise, walking, swimming.
On the importance of estrogens for a woman's body, see the following video:
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