WHAT IS ESTROGEN DOMINANCE?

Estrogen Dominance is a word that we have used all through this website, you may be hearing about it more yourself and are wondering what on earth it all means?

Estrogen is the hormone that makes you female, creating the breast and hips, menstural periods and high pitched voice.

Estrogen dominance does not mean your body is making to much estrogen but that the lack of progesterone is making it the dominant hormone and without its important partner it can play havoc on the way we think and feel.

Estrogen dominance is far more common now than it used to be, hence we are seeing a rise in pre menstrual tension, (PMT) lack of libido, post natal anxiety/depression, severe pre and menopausal symptoms, osteoporosis, fibroids, mood swings, heavy periods, weight gain/bloating  migraines, miscarriages, infertility and sleep disturbances to name a few.

This has been linked to the environment we now live in and increased stress in our life.

Exposure to daily life such as pollution, plastics, pesticides, chemicals, some foods we eat  and the hormone pill can produce what we call xenoestrogens.

This means we carry an unnatural burden of foreign estrogens, progesterone may help us reduce the effects of this.

We can’t go through life wrapped in a bubble or wearing masks everywhere we go,  we have to still enjoy ourselves and not be overtly worried that everything we eat /drink or breathe in is going to make us sick, but we can take some steps to reduce the effects by making some simple lifestyle changes.

We now know from research and case studies that progesterone can shield us from the ghastly side effects of too much estrogen by balancing each other out, it not only reduces the unwanted symptoms but can act as a prevention towards an array of common illnesses as a woman ages and progesterone declines.