Imbalance Symptoms in Men and Women

Both Women and Men experience unpleasant symptoms

  If your answer is “yes” to three or more of the symptoms below, you may be suffering from a hormonal imbalance.

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 Females  can experience different symptoms at various stages of their life. The majority of symptoms fall within 4 different developmental stages w/overlapping boundaries:

1. Teenagers and young women
2. Women in the childbearing years
3. Pre-menopausal women (late 30’s thru 40’s)
4. Post-menopausal women

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1. Teenagers and young women

• Do you have irregular menstrual cycles?
• Problems with acne?
• PMS (PMDD) symptoms?
• Mood swings and cramps?
• Painful ovulation at mid-cycle (PCOS)?

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2. Women in the childbearing years

• Do you have irregular cycles?
• Acne?
• Mood swings?
• PMS cramping?

Have you been diagnosed with cysts on your ovaries (PCOS)?
Are you wanting to have a baby, but can’t get pregnant? Infertility problems?

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3. Premenopausal women (late 30’s thru 40’s)

• Do you experience any of the symptoms listed above?
• Do you have less energy than you used to have?
• Are your menstrual cycles becoming even more irregular?
• Bleeding problems – heavy bleeding, or spotting between cycles?
• Uterine fibroids, endometriosis, or female surgical procedures?
• Breast pain or discomfort?

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4. Post-menopausal women

Have you been diagnosed with:

• osteoporosis?
• heart disease?
• other chronic diseases?

Do you experience several of the symptoms listed above?

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Males

Men can experience symptoms caused by low levels of testosterone. These symptoms typically occur during the 40’s or 50’s, but can start earlier in men who have undergone a vasectomy.

Do you have 3 or more of these symptoms?

• Difficulty coping with stress
• Increased irritability
• Weight gain
• Increase in waist size
• Loss of motivation
• Problems with memory
• Decreased strength
• Less energy – Increased fatigue
• Feeling burned out
• Depression
• Sleep disturbances
• Increase in aches and pains
• Feeling older than your actual age

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If your answer is “yes” to three or more of the symptoms above, you may be suffering from a hormonal imbalance.