also stop ovulating. This condition, called amenorrhea, often coexists with eating disorders and osteoporosis, a condition referred to as the “female athlete triad.” This condition, and its resulting infertility, is often treated with estrogen therapy, a change in diet, and psychological ...
Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate thyroid volume in women with prolactinoma and investigate the relationship between anabolic hormones [insulin, insulin like growth factor (IGF-1), estrogen] and thyroid volume in the patients. Material-method Sixty-three euthyroid women with prolactinoma...
Brownish discharge can, sometimes, be a sign of a missed abortion. In this case, the pregnancy stops developing but the developed foetal tissue does not pass out of the uterus. When this does not happen for 4 weeks, dark brown spotting or bleeding with a texture of ground coffee occurs. ...
Dizziness is the sensation of spinning. In some instances nausea, vomiting, difficulty standing and walking may occur. Of all the causes of dizziness in women high levels of estrogen is one
factors are part of the female's natural defenses against infections in the vagina and urinary tract. However, as estrogen levels decline, this natural state leads to thinning of the vaginal lining, which becomes more fragile and less elastic, with an increased risk for urinary tract infection ...
However, when leptin levels increase and lead to leptin resistance, this can cause increased food intake and fat accumulation in the abdomen. Estrogen: Low testosterone levels may reduce libido and increase abdominal fat in both men and women. Testosterone: Low testosterone levels in males decrease...
Certain medications may also contribute to low testosterone in women, including: Hormonal birth control Corticosteroids Antiandrogen medication (testosterone is a type of androgen hormone) Oral estrogen therapy Opioids Some of these medications are actually used to treat conditions of high testosterone in...
Low estrogen levels in women (which may occur in menopause or with early surgical removal of both ovaries) Low testosterone levels in men (hypogonadism) Chemotherapy can cause early menopause due to its toxic effects on the ovaries Amenorrhea (loss of the menstrual period) in young women is ass...
In women, fluctuations in estrogen during the menstrual cycle change the sensitivity of sebaceous glands to androgens. During puberty, the skin cells lining the follicle shed more quickly, mix with the increased levels of sebum and increase the likelihood of the pores becoming clogged. The clogged...
2 During pregnancy, increased levels of estrogen cause your hair to linger in the anagen phase. Instead of progressing to the telogen phase, your hair stays in growth mode. Hence the full, lustrous head of hair that pregnant women get to enjoy. Why your hair may fall out after having a ...