Menopause.org
Menopause.org

Although I feel HRT in women is extremely important I am not currently accepting any new clients for this venue at this time. However if you are searching for a provider and excellent way to locate one is by going to the Menopause.org website and click on “Find a Provider” use your zip code and you will get a list of providers in your area.

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Hormone Imbalance Symptoms

Listen to your body. Is it trying to tell you something? Your body is an amazing thing. When something isn’t right, it will let you know! Hormone imbalance is no exception.

Some of the symptoms a woman may experience when her hormones are out of balance include:

  • – Hot flashes

  • – Night sweats

  • – Fatigue

  • – Unexplained weight gain

  • – Mood swings

  • – Urinary tract infection

  • – Decreased sex drive

  • – Difficulty concentrating

  • – Insomnia

  • – Vaginal dryness

  • – Fibrocystic breasts

Long-term complications from being hormonally out of balance are also a concern and can include:

  • – Osteoporosis

  • – Increased risk of heart disease

  • – Depression

  • – Loss of bone mass

  • – Decreased muscle tone

  • – Accelerated aging process

Any woman who has had a hysterectomy or endometriosis is also a very good candidate for natural hormone replacement therapy.

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Hormone Stages

For women, this hormonal change is broken up into different stages:

  • – Premenopause refers to the time from a woman’s first regular menstrual to her last regular menstrual cycle. This is the period of “normal” reproductive function for a woman.

  • – Perimenopause is the next stage. This refers to the “transitional” stage, which varies from 2 to about 10 years, prior to complete cessation of menstruation. This is usually experienced by women 35 to 50 years of age. During this stage, a woman can experience major hormone fluctuations which can cause typical symptoms, such as hot flashes.

  • – Menopause is the third stage and marks the natural end of a woman’s reproductive cycle. It is at this point that the body’s ability to produce estrogen and progesterone naturally decreases substantially. The ovaries stop producing eggs and a woman is no longer able to become pregnant naturally.

  • – Postmenopause is the period of life after menopause. This phase is generally believed to begin after 12 full months have passed since the last menstrual period.

As a woman passes through each of these four stages, she will go through many physical and psychological changes as her own body’s ability to maintain proper hormonal balance diminishes.