How does estrogen excess develop?
Estrogen excess can be due to a number of different causes, including an intrinsic hormonal imbalance. However, the largest causes of estrogen excess are oral contraceptives and post-menopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT). In addition, estrogen excess can also be due to adrenal insufficiency with ovarian overcompensation; liver overload preventing estrogen breakdown; parasympathetic dominance; the affect of excess fat or fiber intake on enterohepatic circulation; and excess coffee, tea, chocolate or vitamin E. What are the symptoms of estrogen excess? Estrogen excess has many physiological and biological effects. These effects can cause women to suffer from acne and various skin lesions, constipation, allergies, moodiness, irritability, depression, water retention, chronic musculoskeletal aching and severe PMS. In turn, many of these are symptoms of conditions such as dysmenorrhea, PMS, endometriosis, uterine fibroids, fibrocystic breast disease, migraine headaches and chronic pe
