First: Polycystic ovary syndrome. This is more common. Just like male hair loss, individuals are prone to polycystic, and improper diet and lifestyle will lead to polycystic. Other abnormalities of the ovary, such as hyperplasia and even cancer, will lead to excessive androgen secretion.
Second: adrenal hyperplasia or other abnormalities, such as polyp tumor. Congenital adrenal cortical hyperplasia.
Third: insulin resistance. Diabetic patients. Male diabetic patients can cause androgen decline, while female diabetic patients can cause androgen decline but may also cause androgen increase. It is worth noting that both high insulin and low insulin may lead to excessive androgen in women. Acanthosis nigricans can also lead to insulin resistance. Some people will also develop insulin resistance because of the genetic variation of insulin receptor. Insulin resistance is usually associated with polycystic ovary syndrome mentioned in the first article.
Fourth: pituitary or hypothalamic abnormalities, such as tumors and hypothalamic amenorrhea. Pituitary or hypothalamus is a very fine tissue, and the abnormality of one or two cells will lead to the disorder of systemic hormone operation!
Fifth: obesity. Especially abdominal fat. Contrary to men, women's abdominal fat will eventually lead to more androgens in the body! Moreover, men have more abdominal fat, which will cause more estrogen and lower androgen. Obese or overweight people are prone to insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome, which affects hormones.
Sixth: poor liver function, decreased detoxification ability and insulin imbalance affect the normal operation of hormones.
Seventh, the digestive and circulatory abilities of internal organs are poor, metabolism is poor, gastrointestinal flora is out of balance, and inflammation occurs inside the body circulation, which affects the normal operation of hormones.
Eighth: the body is too sensitive to androgen. Women are already extremely sensitive to androgens. Some women are more sensitive to androgen, and normal levels of androgen and estrogen will also have a negative impact on her. Who is to blame? Can only blame genetic inheritance. Just like some men, because skin hair follicles are sensitive to androgens, low androgens also lead to strong body hair. Studies have also shown that some factors may also make the body sensitive to androgens.
Ninth: thyroid diseases, such as hyperthyroidism. If the brain is the commander-in-chief, the hormone is the soldier, and the testis or ovary is the army, then the thyroid gland is the political commissar and plays a connecting role. If something happens to the political commissar, the whole campaign may fail!
Tenth: 5a reductase is increased. For example, Cushing's syndrome, long-term stress and lack of sleep lead to cortisol (stress hormone) resistance, which leads to the increase of 5a reductase in some skin tissues. Although androgen has decreased, DHT has not decreased, and there are still the results of increased body hair, menstrual disorder, decreased sexual desire and infertility.
Eleventh: Long-term stress and troubles. Long-term stress and anxiety will increase the secretion of cortisol (stress hormone), which will reduce androgen in men and estrogen in women. If the estrogen in women is low, and the 5a reductase mentioned in Article 10 is high, it will mainly be the role of androgen, leading to irregular menstruation and decreased sexual desire.
Twelfth: food or medicine. Some foods or drugs can cause allergies or inflammation in the body and interfere with the secretion of hormones. Dozens of hormones in the body restrict and influence each other. If one hormone is affected, the whole hormone system will be affected. It's like a complicated Swiss mechanical watch. As long as there is a small fault in one gear, the whole watch will not work normally.
Thirteenth: Hyperprolactinemia. On the one hand, it causes the increase of free androgen, on the other hand, it causes the decrease of estrogen. There are other reasons for the decrease of estrogen, but the decrease of androgen is normal or not much, such as premature ovarian failure, menopause, 1 diabetes.
Fourteenth: Other undiagnosed reasons. For example, the brain cannot receive feedback on the amount of hormones in the body. For example, some people can never know whether they are actually full or not because of genetic defects, which leads to obesity. Some people may be born with this flawed "system". Other physical disorders can also indirectly lead to hormonal disorders. For example, some people think that sleep apnea will interrupt the normal operation of hormones. There are also autoimmune problems.
Well, after reading the long list above, you may feel terrible, but you can rest assured that most people's imbalances are caused by mistakes in diet and lifestyle, such as pituitary adenoma and adrenal hyperplasia, which are rare. Most people first consider polycystic ovary syndrome.
Therefore, the emergence of hormone imbalance must first be adjusted through one's own diet and lifestyle.
Diet:
Regular meals and balanced diet. Ingredients include high-quality protein (lean meat, fish and eggs), fruits and vegetables, rice and flour, not too much. Avoid food with high sugar content, eat less finely processed bread and cake drinks, and eat less junk food packaged in street supermarkets. Fat is not delicious, but eat some animal fat properly (such as buying lean meat with a little fat), and you can eat some whole grains, but not too much! Don't overeat, eat seven or eight points full, control your weight within the normal range (just a little full), and remember to drink water. If you are already obese or overweight, you need to actively lose weight. Regular stool, it is best to keep it once a day to avoid constipation.
Lifestyle:
Try to go to bed early and get up early. Don't sleep after 23 o'clock. Sleep for 6-8 hours, preferably about 7 hours. Of course, it varies from person to person. Quit smoking and drinking. Exercise properly, don't stand still, and avoid excessive exercise. It is recommended to do aerobic exercise every two or three days and run within 15-30 minutes. Maintain a positive and optimistic mood and reduce stress. If you have been under pressure and worry for a long time, you should adjust your mentality, for example, tell yourself that you are a grain of sand in the universe, why bother to haggle over every ounce, let everything go as it is, and believe that you will go to your own destiny.
If diet and life don't improve hormone disorder, doctors may prescribe some western medicines (effects) to reduce androgen, such as oral contraceptives, spironolactone, flutamide, finasteride, bicalutamide, drospirenone and cyproterone acetate.
Note that these drugs only temporarily relieve symptoms, such as your fever caused by virus infection. These drugs can only lower your body temperature, but they can't kill the virus. In short, it is a temporary solution, not a permanent cure! Moreover, these drugs have side effects, including birth defects to the fetus.
In terms of Chinese herbal medicines, Ganoderma lucidum, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Paeonia lactiflora, Cimicifuga foetida, Cimicifuga foetida, Vitex negundo, Cinnamomum cassia, Angelica sinensis, Rhodiola, Gymnema sylvestre, Tribulus terrestris, Berberine, Curcuma Rhizome, Indian ginseng, dandelion root, fenugreek, Maca, flaxseed, Lingxiang, evening primrose, citrus and so on. Motherwort, lemon vanilla, dodder, Eucommia ulmoides, Poria, Atractylodes rhizome, hops, etc. Are used to inhibit androgen, or promote estrogen secretion, or regulate endocrine, or regulate liver function to achieve the purpose of regulating hormones, or regulate emotions to achieve the purpose of regulating hormones.
Note that even natural Chinese herbal medicines need to be taken under the guidance of Chinese medicine. Don't just eat it yourself!
In terms of daily diet, unfortunately, at present, no food has been proved to increase or decrease a hormone, with only a small effect at most. If female hormones are confused, try apple vinegar, yam, cauliflower, cauliflower, cabbage, green mint tea, fish oil, celery, radish, asparagus, bean products, strawberries and so on.
Remember that the general principle is a balanced diet, not a partial eclipse!