Search
hormonal imbalance
Too much of a particular hormone relative to other hormones
Etiology:
- majority of cases are due to increased amounts of estrogen relative progesterone
- birth control pills
- stress
- overuse of cosmetics
- non organic animal products
- genetics
- obesity
- tumors
- lack of exercise
- pregnancy
- lactation
- autoantibody production
- sedentary lifestyle
Notes:
- poorly defined entity, useful more for patient satisfaction & coding that for medical management
General
endocrine disease
References
- Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hormone_imbalance