6 Important Benefits of Improved Estrogen Levels

Estrogen is a hormone responsible for so many functions in your body. It protects your heart and brain, keeps your bones and muscles strong, and boosts your mood. In women, estrogen is also a key player in the function of your reproductive system and menstrual cycle regulation.

Because estrogen is such an important hormone, when those levels begin to drop either due to perimenopause or a hormonal imbalance, it can wreak havoc on your body, causing all sorts of unpleasant symptoms from mood swings to hot flashes to vaginal dryness. 

At Atlas Health Institute in Las Vegas, Nevada, our team, led by Dana Trippi, DO, offers hormone replacement therapy to boost your estrogen levels and restore your quality of life. In this month’s blog, we highlight six benefits you can expect from improved estrogen levels. 

1. Relieves perimenopause symptoms

As you age and reach the end of your reproductive years, your estrogen levels start to steadily decline. While the cessation of your monthly period is certainly something to celebrate, all the symptoms leading up to the chapter known as menopause — the stage known as perimenopause — can cause all sorts of adverse side effects. 

These can include:

• Hot flashes
• Night sweats
• Sleep disturbances
• Excessive sweating
• Weight gain

Boosting your estrogen levels can reduce the severity of these symptoms, making the transition to menopause a much smoother one. 

2. Improves cognitive function

Estrogen protects your brain by encouraging proper blood flow, fighting against inflammation and disease, and assisting with memory and fine motor skills. So, if you ever find yourself with impaired cognitive function — sometimes called “brain fog”, low estrogen could be to blame. Brain fog can cause difficulties focusing and memory problems.  

When you boost your estrogen levels with hormone replacement therapy, the brain fog can lift so you can think clearly again. 

3. Assists with ovarian function

Your ovaries produce estrogen. So, if your ovarian function is impaired in any way, your estrogen levels will decline. Common things that affect your ovaries and estrogen production include:

• Hypogonadism, or decreased ovarian function
• Ovarian failure
• Ovarian removal surgery or a total hysterectomy

When your ovaries can’t produce estrogen like they should, hormone replacement therapy can provide you with proper levels of this much-needed hormone. 

4. Encourages better muscle mass and bone density

Estrogen is responsible for both muscle growth and bone strength. When your estrogen levels are too low, your bones start to lose density and become brittle as a result. Low bone density puts you at risk for a condition known as osteoporosis, which causes your bones to fracture easily.

Hormone replacement therapy can encourage stronger bones and improved muscle mass, both of which are important parts of a healthy body. 

5. Regulates your mood

Those mood swings you get right before your period are a result of shifting estrogen levels. This is because estrogen is a part of regulating serotonin (the feel-good hormone) and boosting the effectiveness of endorphins. So, if your estrogen levels are low, your mood becomes harder to regulate. 

Improving estrogen levels through hormone replacement therapy can offer a solution to the roller coaster of emotions low estrogen can bring. 

6. Improves vaginal conditions

Estrogen is responsible for keeping the lining, tissue, and pH levels of your vagina balanced. Low estrogen can lead to all sorts of vaginal issues such as dryness, atrophy, and inflammation which can lead to painful intercourse and urinary incontinence. 

Once your estrogen levels are boosted with hormone replacement therapy, all the components of your vaginal health should rebalance. 

If you’re ready to get effective relief from low estrogen, schedule an appointment to learn more about how hormone replacement therapy can help by calling or using our online booking feature today.