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Estrogen Dominance is the theory that estrogen is highly out of proportion compared to progesterone overall during the cycle. Both estrogen and progesterone are important for breast growth, so keeping them in proportion is necessary. Estrogen dominance may also be a sign of a low proportion of prolactin compared to estrogen.

Possible symptoms of Estrogen Dominance:
* heavy or frequent menstruation
* inverted nipple - is possibly a symptom of high estrogen, and low prolactin
* tubular breasts - is possibly a symptom of high estrogen, sufficient prolactin and low progesterone

Progesterone:
A higher proportion of progesterones (progestogens) are associated with light menstruation.

Other sign of hormonal imbalance:
* PCOS - uncertain if it is of dominant progesterone, estrogen or androgens. See Medline Encyclopedia - Polycystic ovary syndrome or WebMD - Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) - Treatment Overview for more. Estrogen or other hormone dominance might possibly be symptoms of high androgens. Exercise and normalizing cycles were mentioned in Medline Encyclopedia's or WebMD's entries on PCOS.

Balance:
Prolactin and progesterone lower estradiol. Progestogenic or prolactin-like herbs (usually lactogogues) are of interest against estrogen dominance. Anti-DHTs are important too.

Archived thread about Estrogen Dominance and Deficiency symptom list... .