What does estrogen and progesterone do?

In a world where hormones control everything from our mood to our metabolism, two of the most well-known culprits are estrogen and progesterone. These two ladies (yes, I said ladies) play crucial roles in the functioning of the female body. And just like any good comedy duo, they have their own unique personalities that give them their individual strengths:

Introducing Our Leading Ladies:

Estrogen – The Wild Child

Estrogen is like that one friend who always knows how to liven up a party. She’s there for all of life’s milestones, including puberty, pregnancy and menopause. She’ll make you feel confident with her ability to keep your skin looking dewy fresh while also increasing bone thickness.

On top of all this (because let’s be honest) she loves a good menstrual cycle – it gives her something to do every month! Estrogen is produced primarily in the ovaries but can also be made by fat cells (so kudos if you’re carrying around some extra cushioning).

Progesterone – The Mom Friend

Progesterone on the other hand is more like your responsible adult figure; think “mom friend.” This hormone takes care of business when it comes to preparing your uterus for potential baby-making (even when you’re definitely not planning on having kids). But don’t let her practical nature fool you- she has an important side hustle as well!

Here comes some science folks: progesterone thickens cervical mucus making it difficult for sperm to enter (aka birth control). If an egg does get fertilized however, it’s progesterones’ job to stick around and maintain its growth.

Now that we know who these leading ladies are let’s talk about what they actually DO…

Effects Of High/Low Levels Of Each Hormone

We’ve established that estrogen and progesterone are essential in maintaining a healthy female reproductive system. However, when there is an over or under-production of these hormones things can go south real quick. Let’s dive into some of the effects

Effects Of High Estrogen:

1. Breast tissue growth:

Now before you get too excited about this one, remember that it mainly applies to people who were already blessed with generously sized assets.

2. Mood Swings:

High levels of estrogen have been associated with everything from depression to anxiety (don’t blame her she just wants to be noticed).

3. Irregular periods/spotting:

This field trip occurs often as estrogen excites tissues causing them to expand and contract more than usual.

Effects Of high Progesterone:

1.Weight gain/bloating
But on the bright side she also curbs appetite since she thinks we should not eat so much focusinng women carrying offspring.

2.Fatigue & Changes In Sleep Patterns

Progesterone is like those job descriptions that ask for “multiple years experience right out of college”. It puts its all into preparing our uterus only then to back down once pregnancy doesn’t happen…causing fatigue as well.

What happens when the levels dip too low?
Here’s what you need to know…

Low Levels And Its Consequence

Low levels of estrogen will make itself known in any person affected through a series negative physical impacts! Here are some results rangeing from mediocrely unpleasnt ones…

Low Estrogen:

 Hot flashes

 Night sweats

To downright scary ones…

 Weakening bones -- leading up osteoporosis.

Similarly Ifprogsterone takes abreak (low),what next?

Low Progesteron

Has cause various severe consequeces such as irregular bleeding patterns post intercourse among many others..

Conclusion

Estrogen and Progesterone are the dynamic duo that keeps a female’s reproductive system ticking. From puberty to menopause, they are involved in various high energy and practical activities respectively. It’s when one of them is not producing enough or overproduced that issues arise.
Thankfully women today have options….which makes me think we’ve come a long way from those days where our only solution was “chewing willow bark” (goodluck with that). At the end of the day let’s learn to appreciate these ladies for everything they do- even if it causes us some discomfort every once in awhile!

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