We talk a lot about oestrogen on this show, and so today, I want to give you a complete low down on oestrogen – what it does, how it benefits you and how it can affect you when things go wrong. 

Now, before we go ahead, I just want to share a trigger warning – I talk about reproduction and pregnancy in this episode. It’s not a huge part of it, but it’s there, so please feel free to skip this episode if you need to.

Another trigger warning in this episode is that I talk about the connection between oestrogen dominance and obesity. If this feels triggering for you, please skip! It is the final point on the causes of excess oestrogen/oestrogen dominance, and comes after the point on endocrine disruptors.

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Show Notes

Oestrogen and the menstrual cycle

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK279054/#female_the-normal-menstrual-cycle-and-the-control-of-ovulation.REF.1

Oestrogen and bone density

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8865143/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29962257/

Oestrogen and brain

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5743731/

https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/jnnp/74/7/837.full.pdf

Oestrogen and heart

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5709037/

Causes of hormone dysregulation

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22115162/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK279054/#female_the-normal-menstrual-cycle-and-the-control-of-ovulation.REF.1

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40750-014-0004-2

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10397281/

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jne.12179

https://academic.oup.com/endo/article/145/3/1314/2878187

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11511861/

Hormone testing

https://nicolejardim.com/hormone-testing-cheat-sheet/

https://nicolejardim.com/the-best-way-to-test-hormones/

https://drbrighten.com/when-is-the-best-time-to-test-hormone-levels/

Oestrogen and endo

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7215544/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4077338/