Weight gain (mainly around hip, bottom and thigh) The body always produces estrogen in the adrenal glands, in the ovaries, and in the fatty tissues (irrespective of how thin or overweight the person may be). In addition to produced estrogen, also plenty of xeno- and fitoestrogens enter the body. The more estrogen is produced, and
Breast lumb, breast cyst, fibrocystic breasts, breast pain These diseases are accompanied with knots in the breasts and dyscomfort symptoms in one or the other breast, and sometimes dyscomfort symptoms may even progress to pain. These are relatively frequent lesions, mainly benign. Fibrocystic change of the breasts is the most common, and it affects almost
Ovarian disorders Ovarian cyst – ovarium cysta Of the internal female genital organs, the ovaries (in Latin: ovarium) is a pair of abdominal organs located between the pelvic wall and the womb. In the period of sexual fullness it is an almond-shaped organ measuring about 1.5x3x4 centimetres with double function: It is the most important
Fibroid / myoma Fibroid / myoma (also known as: leiomyoma uteri, benign uterine tumour) is a benign tumour of the myometrium and the most frequent tumour of the female body. Leiomyoma uteri is an encapsulated benign tumor capable of almost infinite growth, which may be located in the womb in three ways. The subserous form
Prescreening endometriosis with thermography Endometriosis is mainly suspected by the physician based on the symptoms of the patient. Some forms of endometriosis may be identified by transvaginal sonography or bimanual gynecological examination, however, there are several other forms with possible severe further consequences (urinary bladder endometriosis, bowel endometriosis, other peritoneal endometriosis) that cannot be detected
Endometriosis Endometriosis mainly affects women of child-bearing age, and unfortunately, from several points of view it is still not fully cleared in nature. The endometrium is the inner layer of the cavity of the womb, which will gradually thicken during menstrual cycle, then detach during menstruation (period). In endometriosis, such endometrium is found in other
Crampy period Period cramps (dysmenorrhea) are throbbing or crampy pains in the lower abdomen. Many women have period cramps before and during period. For some women, cramps are only annoying. For others, period cramps are severe enough to disturbe their everyday life for a few days a month. Treating the cause is crucial to decrease
Abnormal uterine bleeding, menstruation disorders A regular period once in a month may be a burden on its own. If bleeding becomes irregular, exploring the cause provides further stress. Abundant, clumpy, missed or even crampy period may be embarrassing and problematic. It is possible to change clothes several times a day, however, this is not
Premenstrual syndrome/PMS Hormonal changes associated with menstrual cycle may result in mild subjective symptoms in most women, but these will not influence lifestyle or activity. However, extensive complaints may occur in the time around period, which may even restrict normal life. The quite variable syndrome occurring in the days prior to the period is named
Estrogen overweight or progesterone deficiency? Estrogen dominance! Estrogen dominance generally means that estrogen relatively overweighs other sexual hormones in the body. But its adequate evaluation not only consists of the determination of progesterone/estrogen rate, but involves the joint alteration of several hormones and other external factors. That means that despite an apparently good progesterone/estrogen rate
