hormonal imbalances They can happen at any time and can cause serious health problems if we do not see a specialist in time. Some signs of hormonal imbalance are tiredness, constipation, menstrual disturbances, insomniapalpitations, diarrhea, weight gain and loss, increased acne or body hair, among others.
Endocrinologist Marielle Horruitiner Izquierdo from SANNA Clínica San Borja He comments that if we notice any unusual symptoms, we should go to the doctor for studies. In addition, if a patient has a family history of hormonal alteration, their risk of suffering hormonal alterations throughout their lives increases.
What are hormones?
Hormones are substances that are transported through the bloodstream to tissues and organs, and control most systems in our body. Hormones affect our body’s functions, from growth, sexual development, and mood to how well we sleep, how we handle stress, and how our bodies break down food.
What are the causes of a hormonal imbalance?
The causes can be genetic, due to autoimmune diseases or due to advancing age, such as in menopause where we see that hormones can decrease.
Some medications can also disrupt normal hormone production.
What are the consequences of a hormonal imbalance?
Hormonal imbalances can occur at any time and cause serious health problems that require ongoing medical treatment, regardless of a person’s age.
What test is the right one to find out if there is a hormonal imbalance?
At the brain level, we have a gland called the pituitary gland that is in charge of producing most of the hormones in our body, these hormones work through axes and are regulated according to the needs of each organism. To find hormonal imbalances, we would have to measure the hormones of the different axes using venous blood samples.
What is the age at which this happens?
The sex hormone axis is the one that is most affected by age, for example, during menopause, we notice a significant decrease in estrogen. Another example is the growth hormone axis, we can notice a decrease in this hormone if we see that the growth curve of the boy or girl stagnates or does not advance as it should.
Can a hormonal imbalance be treated?
Yes we can treat them, what we must investigate is whether there is a decrease or increase in the normal production of hormones in the different hormonal axes.
Can you give us some tips?
It is not always easy to find alterations in the hormonal axes, so we must always be alert to new symptoms, among them we have tiredness, constipation, alteration in menstruation, insomnia, palpitations, diarrhea, weight gain and loss, increased acne or body hair, among others.
If we notice any unusual symptoms, we should go to the doctor for studies. In addition, if a patient has a family history of hormonal alteration, their risk of suffering hormonal alterations throughout their lives increases.
Is it true that women gain weight when there is a hormonal imbalance?
Much is attributed to weight gain in patients suffering from decreased production of thyroid hormones or hypothyroidism. If weight gain can be associated in these patients, but once the hormonal axis is controlled, weight should be regulated and should no longer be an excuse to justify poor eating habits.
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