Estrogen Infertility

I'm sure you know by now that there are loads of things that can cause infertility, estrogen lack being one of them. Every one of the many hormones involved in reproduction also plays an essential role. Estrogen is the key female reproductive hormone, sort of like what testosterone is for men. If you have headaches, night sweats, hot flashes and vaginal dryness you might have a lack of estrogen. Low quantities of estrogen can also cause infertility in various ways:

• Estrogen directs the uterus to make a lining to receive the zygote so even if every other process has gone well before that moment, if there is not enough of a lining the fertilized egg won't implant itself in the uterus wall.
• Furthermore, estrogen stimulates the mucus produced at the cervix to become less viscous so that the sperm can swim through it to reach the ovum.
• Low estrogen levels could prevent you from ovulating at all.

Estrogen lack can be caused by a number of factors:

• LH (Luteinizing Hormone) regulates the manufacture of estrogen - too little LH causes inadequate estrogen.
• If you are too skinny, or if you have an eating disorder (like bulimia or anorexia) or if you work out excessively then the pituitary gland doesn't function correctly and the signals that tell the ovaries to make estrogen get mixed up.
• If you don't have any eggs at all then your body won't make estrogen.

Treatment options:

• Estrogen quantities in the body may be raised through medication.
• It seems that some foodstuffs, like tofu, can benefit you as well.

You might also have difficulties if you have high levels of estrogen relative to progesterone in your body. You are at a risk for estrogen dominance if you are not eating properly, under stress, obese or exposed to other sources of estrogen, either by means of HRT (hormone replacement therapy) or by environmental sources. Excessive estrogen will cause the following warning signs:

• Heart palpitations
• Excessive weight gain
• Depression
• Irregular periods
• Swelling
• Cyclical headaches
• Nervousness
• Digestive problems

But these symptoms could also signify low estrogen levels, so it's vital to get yourself checked if you're worried. If you have PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) or endometriosis elevated levels of estrogen can make them worse. Elevated levels of estrogen may also diminish your libido.
Having the correct estrogen concentrations is essential to your fertility. There are issues connected with both high and low levels of estrogen. Abnormal concentrations of estrogen could be prevented with medication so it shouldn't be a massive hurdle in your quest to get pregnant.