Did you know, that whenever the level of one hormone in your body goes down for some reason, the level of other hormone naturally goes up? This is exactly what hormonal imbalance connotes. This upheaval can interfere with your menstrual cycle and reproductive system.

Puberty…

Whenever a girl reaches her puberty, her body undergoes lot of changes and this is because of hormonal chances happening in your body.

Normally, when a girl reaches her puberty, her body starts producing lot of female hormones and her ovaries start producing eggs every month. Since the eggs are not fertilised, she starts menstruating the lining her uterus produces every month.

Production of oestrogen in a girl's body leads to other development such as her breasts grow and her pubic hair start growing.

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However during puberty, the oestrogen levels may go overboard or below necessary levels due to stress, weight gain or fluctuation.

If the level of Oestrogen in the body go down, the level of other hormone Progesterone goes up. When this happens during puberty, this may cause irregular menstrual cycles.

When the oestrogen levels in your body increase, the progesterone levels drop.

Higher level of testosterone in a female body can lead to excess body hair, lowering of voice and irregular periods. When your body produces high levels of male hormone testosterone, your pituitary gland may start releasing more of luteinizing hormone and this may lead to the formation of cysts in your ovaries.

Cysts in your ovaries may lead to anovulation (irregular menstrual cycles) or can make your periods very heavy or scanty.

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When your body produces less of thyroxin, a thyroid stimulated hormone, it is called as hypothyroidism and this can lead to hair loss, constipation, dryness of skin, interfere with your menstrual cycles, cause excessive weight gain and fatigue.

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Also when the thyroxin production in your body goes up, it is called hyperthyroidism, it can cause can make you lose weight, cause palpitations, insomnia and also increase your pulse rate.