LOW ESTROGEN
Symptoms of low estrogen is typically occurs in women mainly approaching and experience menopause. However, younger women can also experience low estrogen, but their symptoms can cause differs from the menopausal women.
Symptoms
Symptoms
The most common symptom of very low estrogen in younger women is lack of menstruation and delayed development.
Fatigue is a common complaint associated the condition.
Irregular menstruation or lack of menstruation occurs.
Bladder infections and headaches might occur.
Dry or sagging skin
Time and tide wait for none and so do the aging signs. Due to aging, the elastin and collagen structure of the skin loses elasticity and the skin loses some of its self-moisturize components making it appeared loose and saggy.
Methods
Physical activity can improve sagging skin, with exercises that tone the muscles beneath your skin. Drink plenty of water, exfoliate and moisturize your skin to improve and prevent sagging.
Causes
Genetics may predispose you to have saggy skin on certain parts of your body.
Lifestyle and Home Treatments
Lifestyle and home treatments may be the best thing for early or mild skin sagging.
Abrasive Treatments
Chemical peels cause a chemical burn that peels away the top layer of your skin to stimulate growth of new skin.
Considerations
According to Bodybuilding.com, saggy skin that results from weight loss may firm up gradually if you use moisturizing and exfoliating regiments consistently for one or two years.
Thinning skin or skin has lost its fullness
Water weight. Water retention. Subcutaneous fluid. Thick skin. However you wish to describe it.
the thin layer of fluid which obscures hard-won muscle development on an otherwise well-defined physique can spoil a bodybuilder’s chances of competitive success. Our bodies have a natural tendency to store water directly beneath our skin for hydration purposes.
Hair loss
Hair loss can affect just your scalp or your entire body.
It can be the result of heredity, hormonal changes, medical conditions or medications.
Anyone — men, women and children — can experience hair loss.
Dry eyes or cataracts (women)
A cataract is a clouding of the eye's natural lens, which lies behind the iris and the pupil.
A cortical cataract is characterized by white, wedge-like opacities that start in the periphery of the lens and work their way to the center in a spoke-like fashion.
---- Cataract Symptoms and Signs ----
A cataract starts out small and at first has little effect on your vision.
If everything looks hazy, dull, and blurred, you may have a cataract.
Hazy, blurred vision may mean you have a cataract.
Causes Cataract:
The lens inside the eye works much like a camera lens, focusing light onto the retina for clear vision. It also adjusts the eye's focus, letting us see things clearly both up close and far away.
Besides advancing age, cataract risk factors include:
- Previous eye injury or inflammation
- Previous eye surgery
- Cataract Prevention
Though there is significant controversy about whether cataracts can be prevented, a number of studies suggest certain nutrients and nutritional supplements may reduce your risk of cataracts.
--- How smoking harms your vision----
One large, 10-year study of female health professionals found that higher dietary intakes of vitamin E and the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin from food and supplements were associated with significantly decreased risks of cataract.
Another step you can take to reduce your risk of cataracts is to wear protective sunglasses that block 100 percent of the sun's UV rays when you are outdoors.
CATARACTS AND YOUR DIET
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Cataract Treatment
When symptoms begin to appear, you may be able to improve your vision for a while using new glasses, strong bifocals, magnification, appropriate lighting or other visual aids.
PMS characterized by depression, hypoglycemia, sugar cravings, and/or sweet cravings
These days, many women embark on conception and pregnancy apprehensive about the potential for postpartum depression or anxiety to descend upon them in those early, exhausting, new baby months.
Since the characterization and treatment of postpartum anxiety, depression, and psychosis remains largely incomplete, prevention is where it’s at.
A recent retrospective study found that having a history of moderate to severe PMS (PMDD) increased the risk of postpartum depression approximately two-foldMake Peace With Your Blood Sugar
Poor morning appetite
Irritability or jitteriness (headache, nausea) after fasting >3 hrs
Night waking
Energized by eating
Forgetfulness
Need for caffeine, cravings for sugar
--------- When cortisol runs high as it tends to in acute stress or the early stages of adrenal burnout -------------
Morning sugar cravings
1. Persistent hunger
2. Abdominal weight
3. Frequent urination
4. Fatigue after meals
5. Insomnia
Imbalances of blood sugar can feed forward into a hormonal loop because insulin promotes production of male hormones.
Protect Progesterone
In functional medicine, estrogen dominance is referred to as a cumulative load of estrogen effects that outpace progesterone.
Temperament-regulating Thyroid
Treating these symptoms means bringing the body into better balance, and doing that before pregnancy is a gift to the baby, and to your postpartum self.
Infertility or absent menses (not related to menopause)
Secondary amenorrhea is the absence of menstrual periods for 6 months in a woman who had previously been regular, or for 12 months in a woman who had irregular periods.
Patient History
A good history can reveal the etiologic diagnosis in up to 85% of cases of amenorrhea.
A detailed menstrual history should be taken.
Physical Examination
Signs of androgen excess such as hirsutism (excess hair growth) and clitoromegaly (enlargement of the clitoris).
The breast exam may reveal galactorrhea (milky discharge from the breasts).
Suggest Certain Etiologies from History and Exam
If the history and physical exam are suggestive of a certain etiology then the initial workup can be tailored appropriately.
Perform Diagnostic Evaluations
Diagnostic approaches may vary, however, differences pertain mainly to the order in which tests are performed.
Diagnostic Evaluation A - Thyroid Function
• Both hypothyroidism and hyperprolactinemia can cause primary or secondary amenorrhea.
• They are easily tested for through blood work.
Possible Diagnoses for Women with Withdrawal Bleeding
• Anovulation
• Polycystic Ovarian Disease (PCOS)
Irritability
Irritability is a feeling of agitation that can occur when someone is provoked. It can also be a symptom of a mental disorder or medical condition.
In adults, irritability can be due to medical conditions or environmental factors.
Causes Irritability
Irritability has many causes that can be divided into two categories—medical and mental.
Common medical causes for irritability include:
1. toothaches
2. ear infections
3. flu
4. fever
5. pain
6. menopause
7. premenstrual syndrome
Medical conditions that cause hormonal changes, or fluctuations, can also alter your mood.
These conditions include:
1. menopause
2. polycystic ovary syndrome
3. hyperthyroidism
4. The following psychological conditions can also cause irritability:
5. stress
6. anxiety disorder
7. anxiety
8. depression
Painful intercourse and/or vaginal dryness
You are not alone. According to the NAMS, genital pain that occurs just before,
Intercourse affects as many as 40% of the 50 crore menopausal and post-menopausal women in the india.
" The medical term for this painful sex is dyspareunia "
