Estrogen dominance

Estrogen dominance is a theory about a metabolic state where the level of estrogen outweighs the level of progesterone in the body. This is said to be caused by a decrease in progesterone without a subsequent decrease in estrogen.

The theory was proposed by John R. Lee and Virginia Hopkins in their 1996 book, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause: The Breakthrough Book on Natural Progesterone.^[1] This book criticized estrogen replacement therapy and proposed the use of "natural progesterone" for menopausal women in order to alleviate a variety of complaints. Lee's theories have been criticized for being inadequately supported through science, being primarily based on anecdotal evidence with no rigorous research to support them.^[2]

References[]

^ New York: Warner Books. "I would propose that a new syndrome be recognized: estrogen dominance." p. 41
^ Watt PJ, Hughes RB, Rettew LB, Adams R (2003). "A holistic programmatic approach to natural hormone replacement". Fam Community Health. 26 (1): 53–63. doi:10.1097/00003727-200301000-00007. PMID 12802128.

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[1] New York: Warner Books. "I would propose that a new syndrome be recognized: estrogen dominance." p. 41

[2] Watt PJ, Hughes RB, Rettew LB, Adams R (2003). "A holistic programmatic approach to natural hormone replacement". Fam Community Health. 26 (1): 53–63. doi:10.1097/00003727-200301000-00007. PMID 12802128.

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