Hormones play a big role in most of your bodily functions. Hormones act as a type of communications system that helps the different parts of the body work together. Just a few examples of things helped with hormones include your growth, your immune system, and even your mood. This is why it's so important for your hormones to be at the right level. If they get out of balance, then it can negatively affect you in any number of ways. If your hormones become unbalanced, then one of the treatments you may learn about is bioidentical hormone replacement. You can learn more about imbalance hormones and bioidentical hormone replacement here: 

What can cause your hormones to become unbalanced?

There are many things that cause your hormones to become out of balance. Some of these things include: 

• A reaction to medications

• A result of chemotherapy

• Eating disorders

• An injury

• Chronic stress

• Poor diet

• Being overweight

• Exposure to certain types of toxins

• Hypo/Hyperthyroidism

• Diabetes

• Cushing syndrome

• Pregnancy

• Menopause

• PCOS

• Birth control

• Puberty

What are some signs of a hormonal imbalance?

When you have a hormonal imbalance, you can experience different symptoms than someone else who also has a hormonal imbalance. Some of the symptoms that can come with a hormonal imbalance include: 

• Mood swings and increased anxiety

• Stomach upset causing diarrhea and/or constipation

• Insomnia and irregular sleeping patterns

• Weight gain that can be sudden

• Increased body hair and facial hair growth

• Decreased sex drive

• Irregular menstrual cycles

• Infertility or fertility difficulties

• Changes in the skin

• The appearance of fine lines and wrinkles

• Thinning hair on the scalp

• Erectile dysfunction

• Muscle loss

• Weakened bones

How bioidentical hormone replacement can help

Bioidentical hormone replacement can be used to help treat men and women when they have a hormonal imbalance. The hormones in bioidentical hormone replacement are hormones from the estrogens of plants. This hormone replacement comes in a variety of options, including pills, creams, patches, gels, implanted pellets, and injections. Along with helping to relieve the symptoms of a hormonal imbalance and leveling the hormones out, this treatment can also help with some other conditions, such as fibromyalgia. 

If you have started to experience some of the symptoms commonly associated with a hormonal imbalance, then it is a good idea to get checked out. If you do have a hormonal imbalance, then the sooner you begin to treat it, the better off you will be.

To learn more, visit a health center, such as Southern Integrative & Environmental Medical.