Estrogen dominance

What is estrogen dominance?

Estrogen dominance refers to a condition where a woman has excess estrogens circulating in her body, without enough progesterone to balance its effects. This hormonal imbalance can develop due to various factors like chronic stress, poor diet, environmental toxins, etc.

Some key things to know:

• It often develops during perimenopause when progesterone levels start declining rapidly while estrogen levels remain high or even increase. This causes the ratio of progesterone to estrogen to become imbalanced.


• Symptoms may include PMS, irregular periods, heavy periods, fatigue, weight gain, foggy thinking, mood swings, and more.


• It has been linked to conditions like endometriosis, uterine fibroids, and even breast cancer risk.

Diagnosis involves looking at symptoms and testing hormone levels via blood, saliva, or urine tests. The key is assessing that ratio of progesterone to estrogen.

Treatment focuses on rebalancing hormones using diet and lifestyle changes, supplements, and potentially bioidentical hormones. Our clinicians at HormoVital specialize in customized plans to help women alleviate estrogen dominance symptoms and regain hormonal balance.

Some helpful diet and lifestyle tips include:

• Eating cruciferous veggies: Broccoli, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts help metabolize excess estrogens.


• Avoiding xenoestrogens: These synthetic compounds found in plastics act like estrogen and can worsen hormonal imbalance.


• Managing stress: Chronic stress causes excess cortisol which inhibits progesterone production.


• Exercise: Moderate activity helps improve estrogen metabolism.


• Supplements: Key nutrients like magnesium, vitamin E, omega 3s, etc. can help promote hormonal balance.

At HormoVital, your individualized treatment plan addresses root causes of hormonal imbalances. Our comprehensive testing maps your hormone levels, ratios and metabolism. Based on that, our clinicians create a personalized plan with bioidentical hormones, customized nutrition and supplement protocols to restore optimal hormonal health.

We find this integrative approach leads to the best patient outcomes. If you're struggling with estrogen dominance symptoms, contact us today for a consultation. Our goal is to help you feel healthy, balanced and vibrant again!