Reproductive Years

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 first cycle, the early reproductive stage, begins with a girl's first menses and last until she is about thirty years old. For the most part, if periods occur on a normal 28-day cycle, it can be inferred that the body, and particularly the ovaries, are producing plenty of all the required hormones, e.g. estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone.  Some young women may experience premenstrual syndrome, or PMS, although it is more likely to occur once a woman is in her thirties.  Bloating, anxiety, irritability, back pain, nausea, cramping, and lethargy are some of the most common PMS symptoms.

Suggested OTC Supplements:

Dr. Randolph's Natural Balance Cream

Evening Primrose Oil

DHEA