What are the signs of low estrogen in women?

Estrogen is secreted by the ovaries and promotes the development of female organs, the formation of menstruation and ovulation. If a woman has low estrogen, her menstruation will be disrupted and ovulation will be abnormal, which is not conducive to conception. Therefore, women with low estrogen must pay attention to it, and it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to find out the cause and use medication under the guidance of a doctor. Low estrogen may cause the following symptoms: a. Irregular menstruation Estrogen can promote the development of the endometrium, which will thicken and shed blood to form menstruation if pregnancy does not occur. Low estrogen levels in the body can cause the endometrium to grow thick enough, resulting in less bleeding during menstruation, or irregularity, or even amenorrhea. II. Infertility Estrogen not only promotes thickening of the endometrium, but also thickens the myometrium, increases blood flow and makes the uterus more contractile, increasing the sensitivity of the smooth muscle of the uterus to oxytocin. Estrogen is necessary for follicle development and helps the ovaries to accumulate cholesterol in preparation for conception. If estrogen is low it can affect a woman’s ability to conceive. Menopausal syndrome: redness, hot flashes, sweating, palpitations, headaches, dizziness, and in some cases, nighttime hot flashes, all due to estrogen deficiency, resulting in disorders of vasoconstriction and diastolic movements. Fourth, osteoporosis, back pain Estrogen can promote muscle protein synthesis and enhance calcium salt deposition in bone, and if the level of estrogen in the blood drops significantly it will cause bone loss. Along with diminished ovarian function, women’s bone metabolism starts to have a negative balance around the age of 35, leading to osteoporosis, especially for women during menopause, bones will become lighter and more brittle, easy to fracture; height shortening, hunchback, and symptoms of back pain. V. Dry, yellow and rough skin, wrinkles and chloasma Estrogen promotes sodium and water reabsorption by the renal tubules and sodium and water retention. When estrogen decreases, the role of sodium and water preservation is weakened, causing dry, dull and lackluster skin, and fine wrinkles become more obvious. Psychological and neurological abnormalities Women suffer from scanty menstruation and menopause due to low estrogen, which affects the brain memory system and leads to memory loss, psychological anxiety, irritability, irritability, crying, fatigue, pessimism, depression, and boredom. VII. Cardiovascular diseases As estrogen secretion decreases, it affects blood lipid metabolism, reducing high-density lipoprotein, which has a protective effect on cardiovascular disease, and increasing low-density lipoprotein, which is detrimental to health, increasing the incidence of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease. Estrogen stimulates vaginal epithelial differentiation, keratinization and synthesis of large amounts of glycogen, which decomposes to produce lactic acid and enhances vaginal antibacterial ability. Low estrogen affects sexual desire, vaginal dryness, painful intercourse, and increases the risk of vaginitis. 9. Obesity Estrogen is involved in the metabolism of sugar and fat in the body. A decrease in estrogen secretion can easily lead to the accumulation of unbroken fat and cause obesity. How to regulate low estrogen? 1. Diet regulation: Diet therapy has a certain effect on estrogen supplementation, but it cannot replace therapeutic drugs. Pay attention to the choice of food, from which you can also obtain both natural and safe phytoestrogens. There are two main types of phytoestrogens: namely, isoflavones and lignans. Isoflavones are mainly found in legumes, fruits and vegetables, especially as a class of secondary metabolites produced during the growth of soybeans, which are biologically active and similar to the biological functions and structure of human estrogens. While lignans are mainly found in lentils, cereals, wheat and black rice, as well as fennel, sunflower seeds, onions and other foods. In addition, more consumption of nuts rich in Omega-3 fatty acids can improve anxiety symptoms and relieve physical and mental stress, as well as foods rich in selenium and zinc, such as oysters, mackerel, eel, kelp, sesame, etc. and foods rich in vitamin D, such as egg yolk, lean meat, cod liver oil, milk and cheese, also help coordinate estrogen secretion. 2. Medication: Low estrogen can be treated by taking medication, and the appropriate dose and course of medication are very important. Since estrogen may cause side effects such as nausea and vomiting, obesity and cancer, a detailed medical history should be taken and a series of laboratory tests should be conducted before medication is administered under the guidance of a doctor. (1) Western drug treatment: ① Natural estrogens: Bemelia (combined estrogen), and Glaxo (estradiol valerate). (2) Synthetic estrogens: ethinyl estradiol, nil estrol. ③Compound preparations (containing estrogen and progestin): Clomid, Bemisin, Bemian. ④Estrogen, progestin and androgen active preparations: Tibolone. (2) Chinese patent medicine treatment: ①Yulinzhu: mainly for women with deficiency of both qi and blood, irregular menstruation, or intermittent, or cloudy, or abdominal pain, or lumbar soreness, or poor diet, thin and infertile. ②Whole Deer Pill: Whole Deer Pill, tonifies the kidney and fills in the essence, benefits the qi and cultivates the yuan. Used for the elderly Yang deficiency, waist and knee soreness, cold, cold limbs, kidney deficiency, frequent urination, women’s blood deficiency. ③Women’s Treasure: Mainly used for regulating menstruation and stopping bleeding, warming the uterus and stopping the belt, expelling blood stasis and producing new blood. It is used for irregular menstruation, pain in the waist and abdomen during menstruation, weakness in the limbs, bringing down the belt, and abdominal pain after childbirth.