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Estrogen Dominance
Many women who suffer from hormonally instigated symptoms can be unsuspecting victims of estrogen dominance. Because we hear so much about keeping our estrogen levels up as we approach menopause, we rarely consider the fact that we may be suffering from an estrogen overload during pre-menopausal years. When estrogen is not balanced out by adequate amount of progesterone, a whole array of symptoms may develop - many of which are easily misdiagnosed and subsequently, mistreated such as heavy periods, sore and tender breasts, water retention, bloating and bouts of depression.
Most physicians neglect to discuss the very serious health risks of an estrogen dominance, but I can assure you that it is all too real. In fact, a woman can have regular periods and not be ovulating. A continued lack of ovulation or impaired ovulation can also create a progesterone deficiency leading to an abnormal buildup of the uterine lining, which is never sufficiently shed. The incomplete removal of the endometrium can lead to endometriosis, uterine fibroid cysts, fibrocystic breasts, bloating, depression, heavy or irregular periods and possible malignancies.
Doctors have historically prescribed synthetic estrogens and progestins to treat the symptoms of menopause and PMS. This is largely because most of the information that the doctors receive about new treatments are from the pharmaceutical companies. And because a product that can be produced naturally can not be patented the pharmaceutical companies have to create a synthetic version with a slightly modified molecule in order to patent the product.
This however has been shown to be extremely unhealthy for your body - the chance of developing breast cancer went up to 40 percent in women that used synthetic estrogens and progestins for more than five years.
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