Managing hormone conditions involves regulating sex hormones like testosterone and estrogen while monitoring markers for thyroid and adrenal health.
The thyroid is a small gland that is located in the throat. It makes hormones that regulate the body's base metabolism by controlling how much energy cells use on a regular basis.
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LH is also known as luteinizing hormone. Luteinizing hormone is actually present in both sexes, and is made by the front part of the pituitary gland (also known as the anterior pituitary). Luteinizing hormone binds to the gonads and has its effects there.
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Progesterone is a hormone that women naturally produce after ovulation. It is sometimes called the "warm" hormone, because it causes a rise in basal body temperature (i.e., temperature when the body is completely at rest).
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Surgical removal of the thyroid gland, also known as a thyroidectomy, is typically performed to treat an overactive thyroid or thyroid tumors. This procedure is generally safe, but, as with any surgical procedure, complications may occur.
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Melasma is a skin condition that can occur as a result of hormonal imbalances. Melasma is also known as cholasma and, while there is a definite genetic component to the disease, it is generally triggered by hormonal changes.
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The term "estrogen" actually describes several different related hormones. These estrogens are estrone (predominant form during menopause), estriol (primary estrogen during pregnancy), and estradiol (which is the most common form of estrogen in non-pregnant women between puberty and menopause).
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The thyroid gland helps regulate the body's metabolism and as such can affect your weight. Although supplemental thyroid hormone may help with unwanted weight gain caused by thyroid dysfunction, synthetic thyroid hormone is a prescription medication that should only be taken by people with a documented thyroid problem.
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The adrenal gland makes many different hormones and is divided into two distinct zones: the medulla and the cortex. The medulla makes hormones called catecholamines, such as adrenaline. The cortex primarily makes the hormones cortisol and aldosterone.
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