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Female Hormone Cycle

In 1999, I began developing Hormonology (the science of how your hormones affect you) & the Hormone Horoscope (a horoscope that offers hormone information according to where you are in your cycle). Using my background as a nationally-known health journalist, I gathered hundreds of scientific studies that show how your hormones impact you in virtually every way every day of your monthly cycle. I then wrote about them in my book, 28 Days: What Your Cycle Reveals About Your Love Life, Moods and Potential, which has been translated into four languages and was named one of the top 10 women's health books of 2005. (You can read more about what inspired me to develop Hormonology here.) I'm currently writing an updated edition of 28 Days. Till then, sign up to receive the free daily Hormone Horoscope in your email inbox! Gabrielle Lichterman, Founder, Hormonology & The Hormone Horoscope

You can predict your day based on your hormone cycleand its easy! Heres why: Three key hormones that rise and fall each month of your cycleestrogen, testosterone and progesteroneaffect your energy level, mood, libido, how chatty you are, how extroverted you feel, how much money you want to spend, the foods you crave, and virtually every other part of your day. Because these hormones follow the same pattern every month, you can actually predict what these effects will be every day of your cycle. Here a simple snapshot of what your hormones are doing all month long from your teens until peri-menopause: Estrogen: This hormone rises throughout Week 1 and Week 2 of your cycle. It then falls sharply in the first half of Week 3, then rises again for the second half of Week 3. Once your premenstrual Week 4 arrives, this hormone falls again all week long until it reaches its lowest level at the end of your cycle. How estrogen affects you: Estrogen impacts your mood, optimism, brain skills, chattiness, energy, appetite, extroversion, stress, desire to find a mate and pain threshold. Testosterone: This hormone thats traditionally associated with men is also produced in a womans bodyalthough in much smaller amounts. While the amount of testosterone produced is relatively level all cycle long with a slight increase during the middle of your cycle during ovulation, the amount of testosterone your body uses actually depends on your estrogen level. The more estrogen you have, the more effects of testosterone you will feel. So, if youre in a high estrogen week, you will feel more effects of testosterone. If youre in a low estrogen week, you will feel fewer effects of testosterone. For the sake of simplicity, in the Hormone Horoscopes and Hormonology Tips, I pair estrogen and testosteronefor instance, Ill say, In Week 2 when estrogen and testosterone are high or In Week 4 when estrogen and testosterone are low. How testosterone affects you: Testosterone impacts brain skills, impulsiveness, libido, energy, desire for adventure, competitiveness and courage. Progesterone: This hormone typically associated with pregnancy rises in Week 3 of your cycle, then falls throughout Week 4. How progesterone affects you: Progesterone impacts your appetite, cravings, desire to nest (meaning to make your home more comfortable) and desire for safety. It also makes you sleepy and can make you forgetful and less eloquent as you speak.

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Your cycle may be the average 28 days, or it could be shorter, longer or vary from month to month, but hormones will still follow the same general pattern. Now heres a brief summary of how your hormones affect your emotions, energy, impulsiveness, libido and more each week of your cycle:

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Week 1 First day of period to Day 7 Your Hormone Horoscope: Estrogen and testosterone start at rock bottom and begin a steady climb. Once you get past the achy, fatiguing part of your period, these hormones will be boosting your pep, mood, optimism and brain skills. Estrogen makes chattier iyou e s and pushes you to connect with others. It also has a slight appetitesuppressing effect, which makes it a bit easier to eat smaller portions and healthier foods. Meanwhile, testosterone is amping up your libido, confidence and comfort with taking risks. Its also making you more impulsive so youre more likely to buy items or make decisions on the spur of the moment. Week 2 Day 8 to Day 14 (or ovulation) Your Hormone Horoscope: Estrogen and testosterone rise till they peak this week, amping up all the effects you experienced during Week 1. Youll find yourself laughing more easily, dragging your partner into bed, accepting every party invitation offered and letting out your inner wild child. Youre feeling more confident about your appearance and estrogen is, in fact, making you more attractive by making your skin tone more even and and making facial features slightly more symmetrical. High estrogen also has a pain-masking effect, which means Week 2 is the best time to schedule a dentist appointment or surgery, break in new shoes or do anything else that could be potentially painful. However, there is one downside to be aware of: high estrogen makes you more prone to stressing out over issues big and small. Week 3 Day 15 (or the day after ovulation) to Day 22 Your Hormone Horoscope: The first half of Week 3 is what I call your pre-PMS phase. The symptoms are like a less intense version of PMSthey may include irritability, fatigue and a down mood. Like PMS, pre-PMS is caused by plunging estrogen. Luckily, by the second half of Week 3, pre-PMS disappears as estrogen rises, which levels out your mood. All throughout Week 3, rising progesterone has you feeling sleepy, quiet, less interested in socializing and more cautious. Its also causing your libido to evaporate into thin air and is triggering cravings for ooey gooey comfort foods rich in sugar, fat and salt. If youre sensitive to progesterone, you may find you feel a bit blue. Progesterone may make you feel a tad forgetful and can make it more difficult to speak eloquently, so you may not recall the exact word you want to say or you may end up including a lot of ums and ahs as you talk. Week 4 Day 23 to the end of cycle Your Hormone Horoscope: During this premenstrual week, estrogen, testosterone and progesterone plunge, which can trigger moodiness, the blues, aches, insomnia, headaches and a wide variety of other PMS-related symptoms. Not every woman suffers from PMS and symptoms can be milder or more severe from month to month, often due to diet, stress or your bodys personal sensitivity to hormones. But, its not all bad news. In fact, this week your libido returns, though technically thats not due to hormones. Researchers believe its because nerve endings down below get stimulated as your body prepares for menstruation. Also good to hear: This week, treating yourself to your favorite indulgences is actually medicinal! Why? As estrogen plunges, it depletes your brain of mood-boosting chemicals, leading to irritability and negativity. But, when you eat your favorite ice cream, take a bubble bath, watch a much-loved movie, head to the mall or do anything else you enjoy, it helps temporarily boosts these happiness-triggering brain chemicals back up, helping you feel calm and upbeat. YOUR FREE DAILY HORMONE HOROSCOPE: To find out about the many more ways your hormones will be affecting you every day, come back every weekday to read your daily Hormone Horoscope. MEN HAVE A HORMONE HOROSCOPE, TOO: Now that youve learned about womens hormones, find out how a mans 24-hour hormone cycle affects his moods, energy and more here!

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