What is the link between thyroid function and hormonal imbalance?
Hypothyroidism or low thyroid is more common in women than men often occurring during the perimenopausal and postmenopausal years. Approximately 26% of women in or near menopause are diagnosed with hypothyroidism. When estrogen is not counterbalanced with progesterone, a predominance of estrogen can inhibit 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 typically 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 libido. Levels of the primary thyroid hormones can be tested as part of ZRT’s blood spot Thyroid Panel.
Hypothyroidism or low thyroid is more common in women than men and often occurs during the perimenopausal and postmenopausal years. Approximately 26% of women in or near menopause are diagnosed with hypothyroidism. When estrogen is not counterbalanced with progesterone, a predominance of estrogen can inhibit 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 symptoms typically associated with low thyroid such as: feeling cold all the time, weight gain or inability to lose weight, thinning hair, sleep disturbances and fatigue, mood swings, depression, mental confusion, hair loss and low libido. Levels of the primary thyroid hormones can be tested as part of ZRT’s blood spot Thyroid Panel. For more information, call our 24-hour Hormone Hotline at 503-466-9166 and listen to Tracks 640 and 655.
