Female sex hormones generally refer to estrogen and progesterone. Normal women without discomfort do not need to use hormone-enhancing drugs; women who need to use hormone-enhancing drugs for discomfort need to use them under the guidance of a doctor, and commonly used drugs include estradiol valerate, progesterone, and so on.
1. Estrogen: Estrogen is mainly secreted by the follicular cells of the ovary, which can promote the development of female sex organs and maintain normal libido and reproductive function. The more commonly used drugs are estradiol valerate, estradiol, etc. There are also some synthetic estrogens, such as ethinyl estradiol, which may cause adverse reactions during the process of use, such as headache, nausea, abdominal pain, gastrointestinal flatulence and so on.
2. Progesterone: Progesterone is a steroid hormone secreted by ovarian corpus luteum cells, which can inhibit the proliferation of endometrial cells, reduce the excitability of the uterus to inhibit contraction, and also promote the development of the mammary glands, the more common medications are progesterone, dydrogesterone, and so on, and the more common adverse reactions are headache, allergy, irregular uterine bleeding, and so on.
All of the above medications should be used under the guidance of a doctor, avoid self-medication, so as not to cause adverse consequences.