Estrogen dominance - Peak Performance Hormone Institute

What is estrogen dominance?

Estrogen dominance occurs when there is an imbalance between estrogen and progesterone levels in the body. This condition is quite common among women today due to various factors like stress, poor diet, environmental toxins, and hormonal birth control use.

Signs and symptoms of estrogen dominance include:

• Irregular periods or spotting
• Bloating, water retention
• Breast swelling and tenderness
• Mood changes, irritability, anxiety
• Fat gain, especially around the hips and thighs
• Fibrocystic breasts
• Headaches and migraines
• Decreased sex drive
• Hair loss

There are quite a few root causes that lead to this progesterone and estrogen imbalance:

• Chronic stress - leads to more cortisol production which inhibits progesterone
• Diet high in sugars, refined carbs, alcohol - leads to blood sugar imbalances
• Exposure to xenoestrogens from plastics, beauty products, etc.
• Use of hormonal birth control methods like the pill, patch or vaginal ring

The good news is that there are many effective natural ways to treat this condition:

• Follow an anti-inflammatory diet high in healthy fats, protein and fiber
• Reduce exposure to environmental estrogens
• Try herbal supplements like Vitex, DIM and Calcium d-Glucarate
• Consider bioidentical progesterone cream to help rebalance hormones
• Reduce stress via yoga, meditation, journaling
• Support liver detoxification

At Peak Performance Hormone Institute(malehormone.biz), our functional medicine doctors specialize in customized protocols to help women rebalance their hormones naturally. We offer cutting-edge lab testing to get to the root cause of hormone issues. Our personalized treatment plans can include diet changes, supplements, stress management tools and more tailored just for you!

I hope this gives you a good overview of what estrogen dominance is, its causes and effects, along with some natural ways to address it for hormonal balance. Let me know if you have any other questions! I'm always happy to share my knowledge on women's hormone health and provide the latest evidence-based recommendations.