KNOW YOUR BODY ::::::::::::;; ESTROGEN

You know that big biology text book you hated to

read in your senior secondary school, what’s it’s

name again ………………………………………? Yes Modern

Biology. Well it has come back to hunt you #

evillaugh uwahahahahaha. Okay seriously, every

woman should know basic things about her body,

so you can tell why certain changes occur in your

body and when to see your doctor. Estrogen is

one of those things you should have knowledge of

and have no fear I wont sound like your biology

teacher, I’ll just outline 9 basic fact you should

know about Estrogen

1) Estrogen can also be known as Oestrogen (the

O is silent). Oestrogen is what we were taught in

Nigerian secondary schools but in some other

countries they teach Estrogen. O or E it doesn’t

matter, it is it’s function that is most important.

2) Estrogen is the female’s primary sex hormone.

Personally, I like to think of it as the hormone

that makes a Woman a Woman. It is responsible

for development and regulation of the female

reproductive system and characteristics in a

Woman’s body. look at it this way, if you didn’t

have Estrogen, you wouldn’t have breast or ass,

you wouldn’t menstruate or even ovulate, you

probably wouldn’t even have a womb. You

wouldn’t have figure eight or small voice tone. So

when you wake up in the morning you better

thank your Estrogen for make making men turn

their necks when you pass by.

3) Men also produce Estrogen although in small

amounts. The role estrogen plays in men is not

entirely clear.

4) Estrogen is responsible for thicken the lining of

the womb with blood where the egg will rest each

month in anticipation of a sperm to fertilize her.

In simple English; Once a month, your estrogen

gathers blood and dresses (thickens) your womb

for your egg to sleep comfortably waiting for a

sperm to come and sweep her off her feet. When

this doesn’t happen your egg and the bed your

estrogen prepared for her comes out as

menstruation.

5) Estrogen works together with calcium, vitamin

D and other hormones and minerals to build

bones. That is why many women suffer from

osteoporosis ( a decease that makes bones weak

and break) when they reach menopause i.e when

their estrogen level drops.

6) Increase in Estrogen level reduces bowel

movement and results in constipation. How my

dad explained it to me (he’s a medical doctor).

Estrogen makes the body soft so when your

estrogen level increases during ovulation or

pregnancy it softens your bowels and when your

bowels are softer than usual, they wont be able to

move very well and when they don’t move

properly you will have constipation. So you see

why you have constipation weeks before you

menstruate.

7) Estrogen has also been linked to mood swings.

That is why you get unnecessarily emotional,

angry and even romantic during PMS

8) Estrogen is to women what testosterone is to

men

9) Absence or low level of Estrogen can cause

vagina dryness and painful sex. If you’re

experiencing dryness of vagina then you should

see your doctor about it, you might need to boost

your estrogen intake

Hope I made it easy for you to understand…..