Premenopause

Once you learn how the ovaries and adrenal glands produce hormones, you next need to understand how hormone production and balance can change as you age and enter changing segments of life or "lifecycles."

The second life cycle occurs when a woman enters her mid-thirties and typically last until she is in her late forties, this cycle is pre-menopausal. A woman in this lifecycle is in her middle reproductive years. It is during these years that the balance of hormones produced by a woman's endocrine system first begins to shift. Progesterone, the "feel good" hormone, is the first hormone to decline and drops 120 times more rapidly than estrogen.

As progesterone begins to decline and estrogen becomes the dominant hormone. Symptoms such as PMS, breast swelling, irregular periods, weight gain, fatigue, reduced libido and headaches can occur. From their mid-thirties on, almost all women are estrogen dominant. The good news is, women don't have to suffer! Bio-identical hormone therapies, can safely and effectively treat both the underlying causes and the symptoms of hormone imbalance without the negative risk associated with traditional synthetic, HRT methods. Clinical studies have shown that synthetic HRT, such as Premarin or Prempro, can lead to an increased chance of developing breast or uterine cancer, heart attacks, stroke, and alzheimer's.

Suggested OTC Supplements:

Dr. Randolph's Natural Balance Cream

Estriol Moisturizing Cream

DHEA

Evening Primrose Oil