Through out the years, estrogen has caused so much fuss and controversy in the medical arena.
Many scientific studies were launched regarding its beneficial result as well as its adverse effect in the human body.
Despite its popularity in the market and in the scientific field for curing and preventing various kinds of illness and other afflictions, many issues still abound regarding its very nature.
Along side these issues were countless questions that continue to bewilder many people, one of the most frequently asked question regarding estrogen is how much is too much.
Does this compound, which has been proven to have medical benefits cause adverse effect when taken beyond adequate amount?
According to the recent findings of Womens Health Initiative in 2004, the daily-recommended intake of estrogen is highly dependent on the preparation used and to the brand name of the chosen estrogen alternative.
For instance, when a person is using conjugated estrogen, which is commonly used in the United States and falls under the brand name of Premarin, and Cenestine the sufficient intake should fall from .3 to .625 mg/ day.
The dosage is entirely different when the person is taking estrogen prepared by using synthetic Estradiol and the brand name is Estrace, research showed that adequate dosage is from .5 to 1 mg/day.
While the brand names Estretab and Menest works effectively when the person intakes .3 to .625 mg/ day under Estrified preparations, while a lower dosage is recommended for those who take ogen estrogen the ample amount for this brand ranges from .6 to .125 mg/day.
In the case of those who take Estraderm, Vivelle, Climera the finding suggests that .02 to .05 mg/ day be taken when transdermal preparation is used, while the Menostar estrogen brand has the lowest dosage with the required daily intake of only .014 mg/ day.
Since the matter of decision-making is relatively dependent on individual basis, rather than taking into consideration age groups and related cases.
It is recommended that each individual needs to be evaluated first on their health history to advise the most appropriate estrogen treatment and other necessary preparations.
Aside from this, other factors are taken into consideration in planning the estrogen therapy for each individual case.
Part of the related study undertaken by the group regarding too much estrogen intake, showed various negative effects on the body which will manifest in the duration of short term and long term intake.
The negative effects for short-term intake over dosage are:
Breast tenderness
Vaginal Bleeding or spotting
Enlarged Fibroids
Migraine and headaches
Abdominal pain and Bloating
Nausea
Skin rashes
Increase in Triglycerides
Coronary Artery Disease
Thromboplebitis
Another question resurfaces along side the inquiry regarding too much estrogen intake.
Does a woman who has been taking estrogen for quite some time, be subjected to the same daily-recommendations of intake for those who has just started the therapy?
Although the Womens Health initiative did not take in hand this particular query, observational undertakings proved that taking estrogen for quite a while starting in menopausal stage prove to have some health benefits.
Among these benefits are:
Lower hip fractures
Lower cases of heart attacks
While the negative effect for long-term intakes over dosage are:
Gall stone
Breast cancer
Endometrial cancer
The bottom line is, too much of something is bad for ones well being, even if we talking about a compound with an immense health benefit and wonders- as in the case of estrogen.