Do hormones really affect our lives and our behavior?

 

There is a question that has always aroused our interest and confirmed by many positions, and we have always wanted to answer it.

Are we really at the mercy of our female hormones? Are all our psychological fluctuations the main cause of it?

What is its importance and its implications?

They certainly have a great influence on our lives, but we remain in control of our behavior, but our lack of knowledge of their importance and how to deal with them makes them a strange thing that we cannot deal with, but it is possible to break this barrier by getting to know them.

Hormones secreted from the glands of all kinds are the regulators of all the processes that the body performs on a regular basis and are responsible for its health and its imbalance causes many diseases, we will discuss these details in the coming articles, but today we will shed light on feminine hormones and they are:

Progesterone

 Estrogen

Testosterone

Those hormones are related to our menstrual cycle, pregnancy, weight, fertility, metabolism, and some of our moods,..... etc

Let us learn together about the importance of each hormone:

Progesterone:

The hormone progesterone is at its highest normal levels in blood during and after ovulation, because it prepares the uterus to receive the fertilized egg and continues to be present in blood if pregnancy occurs and maintains and stabilizes it, if it does not occur, it decreases and the menstrual cycle occurs.

Does it have other importance for the body? Of course, they are as follows:

Helps burn fat and produce energy.

Helps hair germination and growth and affects its health.

Helps the mind focus and calm.

Works on bone growth.

It is used in the means of contraception.

Estrogen:

The hormone estrogen is always present in the blood in different proportions and has many important functions, including:

It leads to the growth of cells in the breast and uterus.

It enhances the presence of collagen layers in the skin, which maintains its youthfulness.

Helps maintain calcium in the bones.

Regulates cholesterol and blood sugar levels.

Affects the psychological and the ability to understand and comprehend.

It is used in the means of contraception.

Testosterone:

It is the main male hormone in men, but it is excreted in low levels that are almost negligible in women

The percentage of female hormones in the blood and their effect on the body varies depending on the age of the woman, as they are at their peak in their twenties and above and continue to rise to the end of the 40's, where the percentage of hormones in the blood decreases and continues to decline after the age of 50, which we call ( Age of menopause).

Waiting for your Your suggestions for upcoming articles.

The difference between the birth control pill and the menstrual pill

 In fact, the birth control pill differs from the menstrual pill, although the combination type of birth control pill can be used to prevent menstruation in some cases.

"Preventing menstruation" pills consist of the progesterone hormone present in the woman's body. Usually, the proportion of this hormone is high before the menstrual cycle, and if the egg is not fertilized, its percentage in the body decreases. Therefore, these pills work to keep the level of progesterone high in the body to prevent menstruation.

How do menstruation pills work?

The pills are taken five days before the date of the session, with one pill taken every day at the same specified time.

You can take the pills for as long as you want to stop the menstrual cycle, and when you stop taking the pills, the menstrual cycle begins within 5 days of stopping the menstrual cycle.

The contraceptive pill 

It is one of the means of contraception, and it is divided into two types, mono and combined, the first consisting of the hormone progesterone, and the second consisting of the hormones progesterone and estrogen

The main idea is that increasing these two hormones to a certain percentage always makes the body as if it is in a state of breastfeeding or pregnancy, and therefore a new pregnancy does not occur as the resulting eggs become weak and not suitable for pregnancy

Strange things happen to woman’s body during menstrual cycle

 During the menstrual cycle, a girl or woman undergoes many strange changes, which affect her psychologically and physically.

*She may suffer from insomnia:

Some women face insomnia during their menstrual cycle, and there are 63% of women who suffer from interrupted sleep a week before their period, and 30% suffer from sleep disturbance during the period and the reason is the change in body temperature and increased tension and anxiety

*become forgetful:

Many women stated that they noticed a lot of forgetfulness during the menstrual period, and the reason was due to the decrease in the estrogen hormone. Do not worry, this matter will disappear with the end of your menstrual period, my lady

*Even her voice  can change During the menstrual cycle!! but the strangest thing is that men are able to detect this difference.

Through audio recordings taken before and during the menstrual period,The men participating in the study were able to determine the date of a woman's menstrual cycle, at a rate of 35%.

Some women have admitted that they feel more chaotic during their menstrual cycle, and some have experienced stumbling and falling a lot, and of course hormonal changes are the reason.

According to experts, some women may suffer from oral health problems as well, such as the appearance of some ulcers, red gums, and others......

Your skin may also become more sensitive and the reason is the secretion of the hormone prostaglandin, this hormone makes the body more sensitive to pain as well as redness in the skin.

You will feel pain all over your body, and some women also experience joint pain, especially in the knees.

You will notice that you visit the toilet a lot during your menstrual period due to the changes in the progesterone hormone.

If you suffer from asthma, it is important to know that menstruation stimulates asthma, about 30 to 40% of women have noticed that. Do you believe that an American woman has suffered from eye bleeding during her menstrual period !! Her case was named by the supervising doctors for her condition in the name of proxy menstruation. Do not worry, her case is very rare.

Best in the menstrual cycle You're burning calories during menstruation, and your hormones estrogen and progesterone are changing, which leads to a change in the fluid balance in the kidneys and blood.

Have you experienced any of these symptoms?