Gynecologist Ekaterina Volkova spoke about seven signs of problems with hormones in women and warned that problems with the endocrine system cannot be ignored.
How to understand in time that something is wrong with your hormones? Very often, even serious pathologies of the hormonal system do not have pronounced symptoms, and women attribute existing signs, for example, swelling or skin problems, to other reasons, writes BB.LV. It is quite possible that the time has come to make a visit to the endocrinologist, admits Doctorpiter. The gynecologist named the main signs that most often indicate a hormonal imbalance, and self-medication is unacceptable here.
Increase in body weight due to the abdomen and mammary glands. At the same time, the legs, as a rule, remain thin, and the figure becomes disproportionate. Sometimes purple stripes appear on the thighs and abdomen. This is often a signal malfunction of the adrenal glands.
Swelling without obvious reasons quite often indicate hypothyroidism or hyperprolactinemia. Hypothyroidism – an endocrinological disease manifested by insufficient production of thyroid hormones. Hyperprolactinemia – a condition in which the level of the hormone prolactin in the blood is increased.
Another sign of hypothyroidism is eyebrow hair loss.
Darkening of the skin in the groin and armpit area – a sign insulin resistancea condition in which cells lose sensitivity to insulin and do not allow glucose to enter.
Dry and flaky skin on the elbows, feet and legs indicates insulin resistance or hypothyroidism.
Hypertensionin which conventional treatment does not help reduce blood pressure, often indicates hyperthyroidism. This is an endocrine disease in which the thyroid gland produces more hormone than the body needs.
Sudden weight loss for no obvious reason, can often be observed against the background of increased appetite – this is a signal of type 1 diabetes. How is it different from the second one? At type 1 diabetes In principle, insulin is not produced; in type 2 diabetes, it is produced, but not enough or cannot be used.
If you notice one of these signs, do not put off your visit to an endocrinologist – if the diagnosis is confirmed, the doctor will prescribe you the necessary treatment.
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