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Health, Hormonal Imbalance, Infertility, Stress

How does stress affect reproductive hormones

Everyone knows that stress negatively impacts your health, but how many people realize exactly how much stress may be affecting your reproductive hormones? When your body feels stressed it naturally releases hormones such as cortisol, which is derived primarily from progesterone, a reproductive hormone. Cortisol is similar to another hormone is known as adrenaline(i.e that fight or flight feeling), that might help us escape from danger but can actually prohibit fertility. Prolactin is a hormone that is released by the pituitary gland to inhibit a woman from becoming pregnant while nursing. However, prolactin can also be released in higher levels by the pituitary gland in times of stress.

Unfortunately, much of the stress we experience in modern times have nothing to do with that fight or flight response that triggered the above hormones. Most of our stressors arise from how we view problems instead of any real danger. For instance, we may be triggered by overworking, environmental pollution, worry, anxiety and other emotions. Under constant stress, our body does not deliver the necessary blood to the reproductive organs.

Next one we will discuss how Acupuncture reduces stress and balances the reproductive hormones. If you have any questions please visit our website to read more about Stress and Fertility.

 

Fertility, Health, Hormonal Imbalance, Infertility

Top 5 Ways to Balance Your Hormones Naturally

There are many ways to balance your hormones naturally but here are the top five ways. As we mentioned previously in how to know you have hormonal imbalance and how acupuncture regulates reproductive hormones, hormones play a major role in Fertility. Go ahead and read these blog posts as they will tell you the symptoms of hormonal imbalance why they are important to fertility. In this blog post, we will discuss how to balance these hormones by a healthy diet and lifestyle.

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Fertility, Hormonal Imbalance, Infertility

How to know you have Hormonal Imbalance?

Hormones act as  chemical messengers that affect the way your cells and organs function. It is normal for your hormonal levels to shift at different times of your life, such as before and during your period,pregnancy or during menopause. Signs of hormonal imbalance in women is a very serious matter and can greatly affect a woman’s quality of life. All women need to be aware of different signs of hormone imbalance.With the constant stress of everyday life, combined with an unhealthy diet and lifestyle can cause declining levels of hormones in our bodies.


The following is a list of symptoms a woman might encounter that could cause hormonal imbalance. It is very important to take all these risks seriously as it could lead to other potential risks in the future.

  • Hot Flashes & Night Sweats
  • PMS
  • Weight Gain
  • Mood Swings
  • Insomnia
  • Depression
  • Fatigue
  • Endometriosis
  • Low Libido
  • Fibrosis
  • Vaginal Dryness
  • Foggy Memory

Women who follow a proper nutritional diet and fitness routine can help lower their chances of hormonal imbalance and can have a better quality of life as they age. In a future post we will discuss what kind of diet and fitness routine is best for hormonal balance. 

If you have these discomforts please do not ignore them as Acupuncture can help you balance your hormones. For more information on what Acupuncture can do for you go to our website at Acupuncture Of Dallas.

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