| When female-specific health problems crop up, | | | | Some women get frequent headaches, become |
| they’re often a hormonal problem. | | | | dizzy easily, or can't think coherently. A |
| Hormone imbalances are very common and cause | | | | worst-case scenario is Endometriosis or frequent |
| a host of problems like acne and premature aging | | | | urinary tract infections, and uterine fibroids. |
| in women, to more complicated and serious | | | | For some time, doctors have prescribed synthetic |
| problems such as extreme menstrual pain, and | | | | hormones to help women with many of these |
| very heavy menstrual blood flows too. Many | | | | problems. These prescriptions were more |
| times hormonal imbalances can actually cause | | | | commonly prescribed for women entering |
| problems such as infertility, or the inability to carry | | | | menopause, but it's not uncommon for doctors to |
| pregnancies to term as well. | | | | prescribe birth control pills for instance, which |
| It’s a common misconception that women | | | | adjust a woman's hormone levels in her body, to |
| don't start having hormonal problems until they're | | | | help relieve very painful or heavy menstruation |
| reaching menopause, but this is not always the | | | | periods. |
| case. Many women have hormonal problems all | | | | Statistics show that in the past two years breast |
| throughout their lives. Teen girls, of course, are | | | | cancer rates have gone down. The decreasing |
| known to have hormone swings because their | | | | rates coincide with a decrease of the use of |
| bodies are growing and adapting to puberty. | | | | synthetic hormones, and some in the medical |
| However, hormonal problems can continue past | | | | community theorize that synthetic hormones may |
| the teen years into in young adulthood. In fact, | | | | have caused breast cancer. While it may be some |
| some women have hormonal related problems all | | | | time before we know for sure, there is hope for |
| throughout their lives without actually knowing it. | | | | women with hormonal imbalance problems. Many |
| Pre menstrual symptoms are so common it has | | | | herbs and natural remedies can help balance the |
| been given a medical term--Pre Menstrual | | | | body's hormones. Additionally, there are lifestyle |
| Syndrome (PMS). Other things can be caused by | | | | changes that can help as well. |
| hormone problems as well though. Some problems | | | | Note: Some statements in this article may not be |
| seem simple on the surface such as allergies, | | | | approved by the FDA. This article is for |
| depression and fatigue, but in actuality are caused | | | | informational purposes only and should not be |
| or contributed to by a hormonal imbalance. | | | | taken as professional medical advice. |