Estrogen Dominance: Signs And Symptoms You Need To Know

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Estrogen dominance occurs when a woman produces too much estrone and estradiol estrogen hormones or when they produce too little estradiol hormones. When these occur, women experience changes in their bodies, moods, and even emotions. You might even be experiencing estrogen dominance right now.

Estrogen works when estrogen and progesterone counteract each other. Women produce aggressive estrogen as well as protective estrogen. For example, the former can cause increased body fat and increase the risks of breast cancer due to breast stimulation, while the latter helps convert fat into energy, protects against fibrocystic breasts, and reduces risk of breast cancer.

To keep the body in tiptop shape and to avoid unnecessary risks, women should know the signs and symptoms of estrogen dominance in order to take corrective measures. Keep in mind that women in their 30s and 40s are most at risk for estrogen dominance. However, women in their teens and early 20s can suffer from this as well.

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Estrogen dominance can have signs that may look or feel like a natural process in the human body. That is why it’s important to know them. Some of its symptoms include PMS, weight gain, loss of sex drive, fibroids, abnormal menstruation, fatigue, anxiety, depression, bloating, tenderness in the breasts, insomnia, brain fog, fibrocystic breasts, and endometriosis.

Victoria Mondloch, M.D. is a practicing physician with more than two decades of experience in the fields of women’s health, preventive health and wellness, and family medicine. She obtained her medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin. For more on women’s health, follow this Twitter account.