The Relation between Weigh, Hormones, and Breast Cancer Risk
Based on the latest research published in the British Journal of Cancer, other than alcohol and cigarettes, weight has the strongest effect on the sex hormones that can increase breast cancer risk in post menopausal women. The statement was made by Dr Gillian Reeves from the University of Oxford, UK along with her colleagues, and all members of the Endogenous Hormones and Breast Cancer Collaborative Group.
Reeves said that changes in hormone levels might explain the relation of established risk factors such as obesity with breast cancer risk.
In the study funded by Cancer Research UK, Reeves and her colleagues collected and analyzed data of nearly 6,300 post-menopausal women who took part in 13 different studies. The data were used to examine how levels of sex hormones like Oestradiol, Free oestradiol, Oestrone, Androstenedione, Testosterone, Free testosterone, are known to Read more!
Hormone imbalance is a condition where all the hormones in our body don’t work together properly. Like an orchestra, if one part of the instruments is not functioning properly, it will be impossible to create a symphony, as the melody produced is out of tune.
Some people might ask why women easily experience certain mood changing. Sometimes they easily get upset by anything that should not be a major problem at all. According to experts, this has something to do with serotonin.
How well you think you know about your Miss V? Besides of knowing the condition to keep its health, there are several facts regarding this intimate part of women you owe to know.
If you think testosterones are only belong to men, you better think it over. Testosterone is an anabolic hormone which mainly influenced the control of sexual desire and its functions, muscle hypertrophy, giving protection against osteoporosis, and enhancing hair growth.
If you are in your pre-menopause and menopause stage, you might have experienced a condition called vaginal dryness. During those times, your body produces less amount of progesteron than it normally does, and contributes to vaginal dryness. The symptoms of vaginal dryness are itchiness or burning feeling on the vaginal area, constant discomfort or irritation, and painfulness when engaging in a sexual intercourse.
Hot flashes are common symptoms that often occur during pre-menopause or menopause period. Hot flashes bring uncomfortable feeling of heat that can be very disturbing. Hot flashes are unavoidable, but at least there are some ways to reduce their severity, ranging from food, hormonal therapy, until physical exercise.
Women should be aware of any material that contains PFC (perfluorocarbons) or plastics. According to a study which involved 26,000 female: those who have high levels of PFC, have fewer estrogen hormones, or in other words they are more likely to experience early menopause.
A new study said that by the time a woman hits the age of 30, about 90 percent of her ovarian eggs are gone for good. The study was published by the University of St. Andrews and Edinburgh University in Scotland after collecting information from 325 women of varying ages in the United Kingdom, the United States and Europe.
Woman’s lives are deeply affected by the flow of our hormones. Female hormones are the greatest gifts. But also hormonal imbalance can also be our enemy, causing the all-too-common miseries of PMS and menopause. When the hormones work harmoniously, our body behaves in a likely way. But if there is too much or too little of any one hormone, then imbalance occurs and you can begin to feel that something is wrong. Symptoms of hormone imbalance in women mostly begin at the age of 20′s to the 40′s.