Dr Kola Osibote, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Mothers World Care Centre at Gudu, Abuja, says excess male hormone in women could lead to infertility.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Osibote, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja, also said that inadequate secretion of sex hormone could lead to irregular menstruation.
He described the hormone as a chemical messenger in the body that the blood stream carries to the various organs and tissues.
The physician said that hormonal imbalance was an abnormal function of the hormones in the body, stressing that it could affect women of any age.
According to him, men have only one sex hormone called testosterone while women have two sex hormones– progesterone and the estrogen.
Hormonal imbalance, he said, could also be caused by estrogen dominance as well as low progesterone levels in the body.
“There is a situation when a woman stops ovulating or having ovulating skip which leads to infertility
“When there is excessive progesterone in a woman, it aids the growth of the armpit hairs and that of the pubic hair, it also causes acne
“Sometimes, you find a busty woman suddenly having a flat chest because when she increases in size, her bust will be decreasing instead of increasing with her size.
“Women are required to have them in a very low quantity, but due to some disorderliness in some women, they will have more testosterone,’’ he said.
The expert said that the condition could occur naturally during puberty and at menopause.
He said that the condition could be treated in a woman by suppressing the high male hormone to boost the chances of fertility.
Osibote said that toxins, unhealthy habits or unbalanced lifestyle, overuse of cosmetics and use of non-organic animal products could be causative factors for hormonal imbalance.
He added that hormonal imbalance could be as a result of stress, adding that prolonged stress could tear up the bones, lower libido and also lower immunity.
Osibote said that some medications such as birth control pills as well as pregnancy and thyroid issues could also be contributory factors to hormonal imbalance.
Other factors he added, include genetics, toxins, diabetes, poor diet and lack of exercise.
He said that age, cigarette smoking and excessive consumption of alcohol could also predispose a patient to hormonal imbalance.
Osibote, however, said that the treatment and management of the condition should start by identifying the causes of the condition. (NAN)