Low Estrogen Symptoms - How to Increase Levels Naturally

Estrogen plays a pivotal role in multiple systems in a woman’s body. Most notably, estrogen drives our reproductive system and determines our female sex characteristics. Our estrogen levels are highest during our childbearing years and begin to fall when we enter perimenopause. Estrogen does not work alone. In fact, it works very closely with another sex hormone called progesterone. Both estrogen and progesterone control the female reproductive cycle and drastically decrease in menopause.


Aside from the natural decline of estrogen with age, low estrogen can also be caused by:

-Excessive exercising or extreme dieting
-Pituitary gland dysfunction
-Ovarian cysts, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and other hormonal conditions that may be inherited
-Eating disorders

Low estrogen (and progesterone) levels can lead to several aggravating symptoms and can even cause other health conditions. Let’s examine the symptoms of low estrogen and how to increase estrogen levels naturally.