Hormones are the body’s chemical messengers, impacting everything from mood to growth to metabolism. While everyone’s hormonal balance is unique, there are distinct differences between male and female hormones.
Men have a small portion of female sex hormones and women have a small portion of male sex hormones. However, female sex hormones play an instrumental role in a woman’s overall health.
What Are The Primary Female Hormones?
The main female sex hormones are estrogen and progesterone. These hormones are primarily produced in the ovaries, although small portions of estrogen are made in the fat cells and adrenal glands.
How Women’s Hormones Affect Their Health
Estrogen and progesterone affect menstruation, pregnancy, menopause, and ovulation, as well as:
- Mental health: Imbalanced levels of estrogen and progesterone contribute to mental health concerns like low mood, mood swings, irritability, anxiety, and depression.
- Skin: Estrogen and progesterone both help regulate oil production in the skin, helping women maintain soft, supple, plump skin. But, when the production of these hormones drops with age, women may notice that their skin becomes drier and less elastic.
- Hair: Estrogen and progesterone both contribute to strong, healthy hair. Therefore, low estrogen and progesterone can cause thinning hair and even hair loss.
- Cardiovascular health: Balanced estrogen levels help women maintain cardiovascular health by limiting inflammation that can lead to plaque formation in the coronary arteries.
- Musculoskeletal health: Estrogen supports strong bone, muscle, tendon, and ligament tissue. When estrogen levels drop with age, women are put at a higher risk of osteoporosis.
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