{"id":2873,"date":"2019-08-30T08:52:13","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T12:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/?p=2873"},"modified":"2025-01-10T20:36:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T20:36:41","slug":"symptoms-and-causes-of-low-estrogen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/symptoms-and-causes-of-low-estrogen\/","title":{"rendered":"Symptoms and Causes of Low Estrogen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Explaining everything you need to know about low estrogen and helping you identify if you may be in need of treatment if you resonate with any of the red flags below! Here are symptoms and causes of low estrogen&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: large;\">What are the symptoms of low estrogen?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>First, women of all ages can develop low estrogen.<\/p>\n<h3>Common symptoms of low estrogen include:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>painful sex\u00a0due to a lack of\u00a0vaginal lubrication<\/li>\n<li>an increase in\u00a0urinary tract infections\u00a0(UTIs) due to a thinning of the\u00a0urethra<\/li>\n<li>irregular\u00a0or\u00a0absent\u00a0periods<\/li>\n<li>mood swings<\/li>\n<li>hot flashes<\/li>\n<li>breast tenderness<\/li>\n<li>headaches\u00a0or accentuation of pre-existing\u00a0migraines<\/li>\n<li>depression<\/li>\n<li>trouble concentrating<\/li>\n<li>fatigue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In fact, you may also find that your bones fracture or break more easily. This may be due to a decrease in bone density. Furthermore, estrogen works in conjunction with calcium, vitamin D, and other minerals to keep bones strong. If your estrogen levels are low, you may experience decreased bone density. What causes all this? Glad you asked!<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: large;\">What causes low estrogen?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Estrogen is primarily produced in the ovaries. And unfortunately, anything that affects the ovaries will end up affecting estrogen production. And this isn&#8217;t for just mature age women.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Young women may experience low levels of estrogen due to:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>excessive exercise<\/li>\n<li>eating disorders, such as\u00a0anorexia<\/li>\n<li>a\u00a0low-functioning pituitary gland<\/li>\n<li>premature ovarian failure, which can result from genetic defects, toxins, or an\u00a0autoimmune condition<\/li>\n<li>Turner syndrome<\/li>\n<li>chronic kidney disease<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In women over age 40, low estrogen can be a sign of approaching\u00a0menopause. This time of transition is called\u00a0perimenopause.<\/p>\n<p>During perimenopause, your ovaries will still produce estrogen. Production will continue to slow until you reach menopause. When you\u2019re no longer producing estrogen, you\u2019ve reached menopause. So, check your levels today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explaining everything you need to know about low estrogen and helping you identify if you may be in need of treatment if you resonate with any of the red flags below! Here are symptoms and causes of low estrogen&#8230; What are the symptoms of low estrogen? First, women of all ages can develop low estrogen. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/symptoms-and-causes-of-low-estrogen\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Symptoms and Causes of Low Estrogen&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2874,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,3,6,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hormone","category-men","category-weight-loss","category-women"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2873"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2873\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4682,"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2873\/revisions\/4682"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}