SAGE

ESTROGEN DEFICIENT

Based on your Hormone Type Quiz, estrogen deficiency may be to blame for a majority of your symptoms!

Estrogen is the primary hormone responsible for reproductive health in women. Although, it does much more than that! Estrogen plays an important role in bone health, heart health, brain health, metabolism, and mood. The key to estrogen (and all other hormones) is balance. Often when estrogen becomes out of balance, women KNOW it! Estrogen levels naturally decline as we age and significantly decrease during and after menopause. Estrogen levels can also be low during the postpartum period, especially if breastfeeding. Otherwise, there are several other reasons premenopausal women can have low estrogen (e.g., hypothyroidism, use of oral hormonal contraceptives). Women with estrogen deficiency may struggle with stubborn weight gain, hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, vaginal dryness, sleep disturbances, brain fog, headache, low libido, vaginal infections, UTIs, and irregular, short, light, or absent periods.

It is common for sage hormone types to feel a loss of joy, connection, and interest in life. Something just feels “off”. Sex is no longer enjoyable because of either vaginal dryness, pain with intercourse, low libido, worsening body image, or all the above. You may notice your weight keeps creeping up and struggle to lose weight despite eating less and working out more. You may have become more forgetful and notice your brain isn’t as ‘sharp’ as it used to be. Sage types NEED extra support during this time in their life.