Female hormones, hormonal imbalanceThe effects of hormones in womenMany women, faced with the difficulty of hormonal imbalance, avoid conversation, often due to lack of understanding or simply embarrassment . This type of attitude is understandable, given that female hormones control almost every function of a woman's body, including the female menstrual cycle, which is itself a taboo subject for women. But whatever the attitude towards hormonal effects in women, the fact remains that hormones are responsible for well-being, and in case of hormonal imbalance, serious consequences can result. The more a woman understands hormonal imbalance and the role that important hormones in the body play, the more likely she will be to notice symptoms of hormonal imbalance and receive appropriate treatment to minimize its effects. By simple definition, a hormone is a chemical communicator produced by glands in the body, whose production is controlled by the brain, and whose function is to carry messages throughout the body, from one organ to another. In short, hormones keep the body in tune with itself, helping it stay balanced and function optimally. Hormones are specialized messages, sent to specific organs, to control specific functions of the body. In this way, a hormone fits perfectly into a receptor, like a lock into a key, a key to a lock. Each of the glands in the body secretes hormones. For example, the adrenal glands secrete cortisol, epinephrine, norepinephrine, DHEA and aldosterone. Specifically in women, the ovaries secrete the body's most important hormones such as estrogen, progesterone and testosterone. Estrogen and progesterone are generally... middle of article... topical estriol may be the most effective and safest estrogen to use. An important article in the Journal of the American Medical Association from 1966 by H. M. Lemmon, MD, reported a study showing that higher levels of estriol in the body correlate with remission of breast cancer. Dr. Lemmon demonstrated that women with breast cancer had reduced urinary excretion of estriol. He also observed that women without breast cancer have naturally higher estriol levels than women with breast cancer, relative to estrone and estradiol levels. Vegetarians and Asian women have high levels of estriol, and these women have a much lower calculated risk of breast cancer than other women. The anticancer effect of estriol is likely related to its anti-estrone properties. It blocks the stimulatory effect of estrone by occupying estrogen receptor sites on breast cells..