Tag: hormones

But in addition to the roles it plays regarding sex and procreation, estrogen is also responsible for at least three hundred other functions in your body.

“For instance, estrogen triggers the production of enzymes that support the connections between brain cells. It also affects your vision, hearing, taste, tough, and smell; your bones, heart, and skin; your mood; your sleep; your memory; your mental acuity and attention span; and your pain threshold. Estrogen doubtless plays many other roles that scientists have yet to discover.”

-A Woman’s Guide to Natural Hormones, Chapter Five: Hormones and Your Body

(via fertility-matters)

Fertility: Why Women Need Testosterone

fertility-matters:

Experts have long been aware of the role of testosterone for men, but few of us understand how testosterone fits into women’s health and fertility.
We receive many questions on testosterone for women. While women
produce much less testosterone than men, testosterone is a necessary
hormone for a woman’s sexuality, libdo and energy.

Fertility: Why Women Need Testosterone