Hormones

WHAT ARE HORMONES?

Hormones are chemical messengers, they are secreted into the blood by the endocrine organs, they are carried around the body in the blood stream to target organs, which are controlled by specific hormones.

Estrogen, progesterone and testosterone are the three hormones in woman that are most often out of sync.

However, other hormones such as DHEA, cortisol and thyroxine which is made from your thyroid gland could be low,  leading to symtoms of poor sleep, lack of libido, irritability, tiredness and weight gain.

A simple Thyroid Function Test (TFT) would determine if your thyroid gland is producing enough thyroxine.

The hormone Progesterone is made by a woman’s ovaries and in smaller amounts by the adrenal glands, this is the hormone that I tend to focus on the most to avoid symptoms of estrogen dominance, it is the calming, protective hormone and throughout this website the importance of progesterone and what it can do for your health will be mentioned.

Progesterone is the most dominant hormone, it helps regulate the menstrual cycles, it is essential in creating and maintaining pregnancy, regulates blood sugar levels, builds bones, brain activity, although it is not a sex hormone it is a precursor to the sex hormones estrogen and testosterone which are essential for healthy body functioning.

Progesterone is a precursor to the sex hormones estrogen/testosterone.

Unlike estrogen and testosterone, progesterone is not responsible for the secondary sexual characteristics that woman and men get at puberty.

Progesterone is made from Cholesterol, it is then converted to pregnenolone which then converts into progesterone.

Research is shown that lack of progesterone can lead to all sorts of medical complications that may have been prevented.

Hysterectomy, fibroids, osteoporosis, unexplained infertility, miscarriage, facial hair, acne, heavy bleeding, ovarian cysts, PMS, PND and menopausal symptoms to name a few have all been linked to lack of progesterone which will naturally decrease as we age, but can start causing problems from as early on as puberty.

By looking at the category that may be affecting you on this website, you will see the importance of having enough progesterone to produce and balance all your other hormones through out your hormonal life cycle.