Fat Zhang recently had a problem with sexual function and always felt that he had more than enough energy to complete the “homework” given by his daughter-in-law, and was often “despised” by her. The doctor told him that his estrogen level was too high, and that the ratio of male to female hormones had decreased, and that he should take medication. Fat Zhang was surprised: I’m a man! How can I have estrogen in my body? It dominates the development and maintenance of female secondary sex characteristics, regulates the stability of the female body environment, and controls the female life cycle, and the cyclical menstruation, fertility, and the unique female body shape are all inseparable from the role of estrogen. Estrogen When estrogen production is normal, women maintain their unique beauty and have a healthy life. Estrogen makes women’s skin soft and delicate, rich in subcutaneous water, and less prone to baldness, makes hair long and shiny, and gives them a graceful, curvaceous figure. Estrogen is generally high in beautiful women, and women with high estrogen are generally beautiful! A number of studies have shown that women with perfect body and appearance have high estrogen levels. Women with big eyes, white skin, full breasts, thick hair, red lips, and who look attractive to both men and women generally have high estrogen! Estrogen not only affects women’s appearance, but also has a great impact on the proportion of the three circumferences. Men often feel that women with large breasts, thin waists and fat hips are sexy and feminine, which is actually not unreasonable. Estrogen will selectively concentrate fat on the breasts, hips and thighs and inhibit the accumulation of abdominal fat, so that you naturally have the kind of figure mentioned above. People generally only know that estrogen can affect the size of the breasts, but in fact, the waist and hips are also affected by it. The thinner the waist and the more round the hips, the higher the estrogen. Therefore: the source of female charm is estrogen. But estrogen is not only for women, men are also inseparable from estrogen! Men’s estrogen is mainly converted from testosterone. The testosterone secreted by the testicles is converted into estrogen by the action of aromatase. As far as normal men are concerned, androgens dominate, and estrogen is only a supporting role and cannot take over the main role. Once there is more, the liver will come out to play a balancing role to dispose of the excess estrogen and discharge it from the body in the urine. But for fat men, the situation is very different: a lot of fat will be converted into estrogen, and most fat men have fatty liver, the damaged liver can not handle the excess estrogen as expected, so the fat man’s “estrogenization” condition is revealed. What is the function of estrogen in men? 1, improve male brain function Estrogen has an extremely important role in the development of the brain. Experiments have shown that when the ability to absorb estrogen is damaged, the development of the brain is severely impaired and mutations occur, and in the subsequent process, this symptom is further aggravated, leading to the onset of Parkinson’s disease and other diseases. Scientists have also found that estrogen in men’s bodies makes men’s brains develop in a balanced manner, with fewer mood swings and strong adaptability, and that estrogen can enhance men’s language and memory functions. 2, protect men’s heart Estrogen in men’s bodies has a cardiovascular protective effect, mainly due to the benign effect of estrogen on fat metabolism, that is, to reduce the synthesis of bad cholesterol and increase the synthesis of good cholesterol – high-density lipoprotein, which is effective in preventing cardiovascular sclerosis. At the same time, estrogen can increase the heart beat index, dilate blood vessels, improve blood flow and inhibit atheromatous plaque formation, playing a multi-pronged role as the protector of the heart. 3, maintain male bone health Postmenopausal women have a significantly increased risk of osteoporosis, a disabling disease characterized by a decrease in bone density, due to the decline in estrogen levels in the body. What about men? It was previously thought that androgens were most important to men’s bone health, but new research shows that estrogen is also credited, not inferior to androgens, and the role of the two sex hormones are independent of each other and cannot be replaced, but only complementary. 4, promote fertility If a man is infertile, most will suspect androgenic problems, did not expect estrogen also involved in the “conspiracy”. Studies have found that estrogen is involved in the regulation of the gonadal axis and has a significantly higher negative feedback effect on the hypothalamus and pituitary gland than androgens, and has a significant impact on the spermatogenic function of the testes. Clinically, we can use drugs to regulate estrogen levels to promote spermatogenesis. 5. Affects libido and sexual function Estrogen not only affects female libido, but also has a great impact on men, not when it is high, not when it is low. Clinically, in addition to whether androgens and estrogens are in the normal range, we also look at the androgen/estrogen ratio, the best value is about 100. 6, alleviate male menopause symptoms Men lacking estrogen may also experience the same pain suffered by women during menopause. Estrogen affects a man’s energy, composure and tolerance, and has a profound effect on mental health. So estrogen is not just a source of female charm, it is essential for men too!