Estrogen deficiency occurs when a person's body produces too little of the hormone estrogen. This can happen naturally with aging in both men and women, but more commonly affects women around perimenopause and menopause.
Some key signs and symptoms of low estrogen levels include:
Estrogen helps regulate many important functions in the body for women. When levels drop too low, it can cause uncomfortable physical and emotional changes.
What causes low estrogen? Besides reaching menopause, other causes include:
The most common cause is natural drops around perimenopause and menopause when the ovaries gradually make less estrogen. Perimenopause is the transition period leading up to menopause, usually lasting 4-5 years. In the year after a woman's last period, she reaches menopause.
Managing estrogen deficiency involves lifestyle changes and possibly hormone therapy. Getting enough calcium and vitamin D can help protect bones as estrogen decreases. Regular exercise is also important. For moderate to severe symptoms, low-dose estrogen therapy delivered through skin patches, gels or tablets may provide relief.
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This overview covers some basics around low estrogen levels. Tracking symptoms and getting hormone levels tested can help identify deficiency. With proper treatment to raise estrogen, many effects of hormone drops can be reduced for a better quality of life.