What is the link between hormone imbalance and thyroid function?
Hypothyroidism or low thyroid is most common in women during the perimenopausal and postmenopausal years; approximately 26% of women in or near menopause are diagnosed with hypothyroidism. In his book, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause, Dr. John Lee states that among his women patients the taking of thyroid supplements was especially common in those with estrogen dominance. When estrogen is not counterbalanced with progesterone, a predominance of estrogen can actually block the action of thyroid hormone at the cell level. Saliva hormone testing often reveals that women who are estrogen dominant tend to have menopausal symptoms associated with typical low thyroid symptoms such as: feeling cold all the time; weight gain or being unable to lose weight; thinning hair; sleep disturbances and fatigue; mood swings, depression; mental confusion; hair loss and low sex drive. If you are suffering with symptoms of low thyroid, estrogen dominance may be a factor. Saliva testing can
