The appearance of acne, weight fluctuations, the formation of wrinkles - these problems with our appearance are largely due to hormones.

The good news is that women themselves can partially adjust their work with modern and accessible means.

Acne. Most often teenagers face this problem, but it can also disturb older women. And women can not always suffer from unpleasant formations on the skin, and periodically - for example, a few days before menstruation. It is important to understand that acne is not the norm. Acne is formed due to an elevated level of testosterone - the main male hormone. Testosterone increases the production of sebum, which, together with keratinized skin cells, clogs the hair follicles. Without access to air in this area, bacteria are actively multiplying, which causes acne.

Before the approach of menstruation, acne appears due to the elevated level of not only testosterone, but also another hormone - progesterone. It is his increased concentration provokes an increase in secretion of the sebaceous glands, which leads to inflammation and acne.

To eliminate acne, it is necessary, first of all, to normalize the level of male hormones and thereby reduce the production of sebum. Attempts to get rid of acne only with the help of cosmetic procedures (masks, peelings and so on) in this case will not be successful. Skin is an indicator of the problem that is inside the female body, and it is necessary to work on it, and not to struggle with its cosmetic manifestations.

One way to treat acne is to take combined hormonal contraceptives * (yes, it's not a mistake - using birth control pills). In their composition - the estrogen component, which can to some extent inhibit the work of the sebaceous glands. This is confirmed by a mass of research around the world.

Skin aging. The leading factor in this unpleasant process for women is the hormonal changes that are caused by the extinction of the function of the endocrine glands. Aging is directly related to the lack of estrogen (female sex hormones), the production of which is reduced in the female body after the onset of menopause. Deficiency of estrogens leads to the fact that skin tone decreases, its stretchability increases, wrinkles develop and worsen.

During the menopause, hormone replacement therapy may partially compensate for estrogen deficiency *. It helps to improve the elasticity of the skin and increase the level of collagen, which serves as a kind of skeleton of the skin and does not allow it to "sag".

Before the onset of menopause prevent aging will help combined hormonal contraceptives. Some of them contain a substance that stimulates the synthesis of collagen and hyaluronic acid, thereby stopping the thinning of the skin.

Weight fluctuations. The fact that we want to eat and sometimes not at all useful food, is partly regulated by female sex hormones. The first half of the menstrual cycle in our body produces estradiol, which suppresses the appetite. In the second half of the cycle, there is an increase in the level of progesterone on the background of a decrease in the synthesis of endorphins (hormones of joy) and estradiol. This makes us eat more and, as a rule, fat and sweet food. In addition, before menstruation in the body, a large volume of fluid is retained, which leads to an increase in body weight.

To prevent an increased appetite is not a strict diet, and a correction of the diet. On the eve of menstruation, you should eat more foods containing protein and iron (ceps, legumes, liver, spinach, broccoli). Sweet is better to replace with dried fruits, dessert desserts, dark natural chocolate, fruit.

To regulate their own weight, combined oral contraceptives containing the gestagen of the last generation.

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