According to the obstetrician Yang Baojun of Tiantan Beijing Hospital (China): “Along with the aging process, estrogen decline is common in menopausal women.But in modern society, it becomes an alarming health problem among women of all ages.
Don't just blame your age or premature aging when it is bad habits, unhealthy lifestyles that can make this important hormone disorder, gradually exhausted even when you are young.It is even more dangerous when many young women are subjective or do not recognize signs of alarm estrogen in their bodies. ”
7 important roles of estrogen for women
Dr. Yang emphasized that Estrogen plays a very important role in the female body and cannot be replaced by any other hormone.It is produced mainly from the ovaries, a small amount produced in the adrenal glands and fat cells.When women are pregnant, the placenta also produces estrogen.Here are 7 roles of estrogen with the female body:
- Promote the development of the uterus:Estrogen can promote the growth of the uterus, increase the thickness of the endometrium, promote endometrial proliferation changes and create a good environment for fertilized and pregnant eggs.
- Protect vaginal health:Estrogen causes vaginal discharge to react acidic, effectively inhibit the reproduction of pathogenic bacteria and maintain vaginal health.
- Create conditions for pregnancy:Estrogen promotes the secretion of thin mucus in the cervix, creating conditions for sperm to pass, thereby helping the eggs have fertilized.
- Make sure to provide breastfeeding milk:Estrogen promotes the proliferation of mammary pipes to prepare for postpartum breastfeeding.However, using a large amount of estrogen after childbirth can inhibit breast milk.
- Participate in bone development:Estrogen promotes bone growth and development.Therefore, after menopause, women may experience bone problems such as osteoporosis due to estrogen deficiency.
- Maintain hormone balance:Androgen antagonistic estrogen and helps maintain hormonal balance in the body.Thanks to that, not only the body is healthy but also ensures a stable spirit, slow aging speed, keeping healthy skin.
- Cardiovascular protection:Estrogen can reduce total cholesterol levels and help prevent cardiovascular diseases such as coronary artery sclerosis.
7 Change shows that estrogen is about to be "exhausted"
Doctor Wang shared:“Disorders, estrogen impairment leads to disease, weight gain, aging, osteoporosis, degraded appearance and reduced reproductive function in women.You can interfere with the decline in estrogen in many ways but it is important to recognize its signs of decline in time. ”
Estrogen decline greatly affects the health and appearance of women (Artwork)
Therefore, she gave the 7 most important signs that estrogen in the female body is "downhill without braking" no matter what age:
- Change menstrual cycle:Menstrual cycle may be shorter or irregular.Typically, the amount of menstrual blood may decrease due to decrease in estrogen that can cause endometrium to thinner.
- Change in skin and physique: The skin may become dull, dry, lack of gloss and may even appear wrinkles.The subcutaneous fat is easy to accumulate in the abdomen, deformed chest, buttocks and low down are common changes when estrogen fell rapidly.
- Change in emotions and sleep:Estrogen decline can lead to mood changes, discomfort, depression and other mental symptoms.Since then causing problems such as insomnia, forgetting, depression.
- Reduce libido:Estrogen is very important for women's desire and sexual excitement, so reducing libido can lead to reduced libido.Vaginal dryness and secretion can also occur, affecting the quality of sex life, causing burning pain during sex.
- Hot and night sweat:One of the typical symptoms of decreased estrogen is fire.The manifestation is a hot feeling on the face, chest and hands, accompanied by a thrill and sweating much every night.
- Bone health problems:Estrogen is essential for bone health and reducing this amount of estrogen can increase the risk of osteoporosis, back pain or fracture, even young.
- Cardiovascular problems:The decline in estrogen can increase the risk of heart disease and high blood pressure because estrogen has a certain protective effect on cardiovascular disease.
How to increase estrogen levels in women?
Dr. Wang advised that "prevention is better than healing".Interested in estrogen air conditioning, supplementing estrogen should be done early and long -term, not until the body emits "help" signals to be worried about solving.Here are 4 important notes in maintaining and supplementing estrogen for women recommended by her:
Adjust the diet
Eat a lot of foods rich in estrogen, such as soy products, royal jelly, black strawberries, redders, walnuts ... These foods contain phytoestrogen, helping to increase estrogen levels in the body.Besides, it is necessary to maintain a balanced diet, eat lots of fruits and vegetables, avoid eating too much foods rich in fat and sugar.
Supplementing estrogen through diet is easiest, but should not be overused (Artwork)
Proper exercise
Proper exercise can help regulate endocrine and promote estrogen secretion.Aerobic exercises should be exercised, such as jogging, swimming, yoga ... exercise at least - 5 times a week, each lasting more than 30 minutes to achieve the best results.
Get enough sleep and sleep early
Get enough sleep and avoid staying up late to help balance endocrine.Make sure to sleep 7 - 8 hours per night and it is best to sleep before 13 hours.This sleeping habit also helps to reduce mental stress in the long run can lead to endocrine disorders and affect estrogen secretion.
Hormonal treatment
With the doctor's advice, you may consider hormonal treatment.However, it should be noted that hormonal treatment must be performed under the guidance of a professional doctor to avoid side effects.Do not use or use excessive estrogen -containing supplements.
Source and Photo: The Paper, Women’s Health
Collect Aug 01 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0700 (GI ờ Đ(Gi ờ Đ; d ư ơ ng)