Hormonal imbalance

In itself, the designation of hormonal imbalances is not a medical term. Usually, in everyday speech it is customary to designate a whole series of endocrine diseases and pathologies, which are caused by a violation of the hormonal background in the body.

Causes of hormonal imbalance

Hormonal "shakes" in the female body occur during puberty, during pregnancy, during lactation, after abortion, with the onset of menopause. But even in the absence of these factors, the ratio of hormones in the body can be disturbed, which is fraught with, though not critical, but unpleasant consequences.

The cause of hormonal imbalance can serve as:

Symptoms of hormonal imbalance

On hormonal failures the female organism can react differently, but there are a number of signs that give grounds to suspect violation of the level of the hormonal background:

  1. Violation of the menstrual cycle , delays, irregular menstruation. These symptoms, together with increased sweating, usually indicate a testosterone deficiency.
  2. Irritability, depression, unmotivated mood swings.
  3. Weight disorders. It is possible as a sharp increase in body weight, and vice versa - an unreasonable decrease in body weight.
  4. Increased hair embolism of the skin (usually manifested in an overabundance of testosterone).
  5. Breakage and intense hair loss.
  6. Sleep disturbance.
  7. Decreased sex drive .

Treatment of hormonal imbalance in women

First of all, if there are symptoms that may indicate a hormonal failure, it is necessary to establish exactly its presence, as well as an overabundance or lack of which hormones it is caused. In this case, a woman will need to visit endocrinologist and gynecologist and be sure to pass blood tests: common and hormones.

Treatment of hormonal imbalance is usually carried out in a complex manner, in two ways simultaneously. The first is the establishment of the cause that led to the occurrence of a violation and the adoption of measures to neutralize it. The second - the adoption of special drugs to level the hormonal background, stimulate the production of the right substances or, conversely, decrease in the body of those hormones, an overabundance of which is observed.

The timing of treatment also depends on the causes of the disease and the level of imbalance of hormones in the body, and in order to restore their normal level, it may take several weeks or several years in difficult cases.