PLEASE HELP>>>What is ESTROGEN?

What does it do?
Do you HAVE to get it from the doctor?
What are the side effects?
Will it help balance crazy mood swings?

Estrogen helps with Menopause, it balances the hormone testosterone, which is considered "the male hormone" so estrogen is the "female hormone" both come from andrgodens.

You can get OTC estrogen treatments, but they are way less effective.

Estrogen can help with mood swings and other menopause symptoms, but depending on your specific body you may be estrogen positive which will give you a way higher chance of getting cancer if you take estrogen supplements.

The best thing would be to talk to your doctor.

Estrogen is the female hormone and testosterone is the male hormone.

I hate to disagree with the person that said there are no side effects from taking Estrogen - but there are side effects. Speak with you doctor.

I have no idea how old you are but you are older and going through "the change" your doctor can give you estrogen but that can have strange effects also. Ask your GYN doctor what is best for you. I asked the advice of mine and did not want prescription Estrogen so I took over the counter Estrovent. I went through menopause early and I only took that. I did not get hot flashes or night sweats and it really helped with the "if you don't leave me alone I will kill you" thoughts.

My friend was so bad each month that she went on the pill even though she was not sexually active. It helped her out with her mood changes. She was in her 20s at the time.

I would suggest going to the GYN doctor and asking him all these questions. I don't mean to come across nasty or anything but I would think you would know all this female information by now. If not, ask your mom or aunt or get a medical book at the library and look this stuff up about your body and how it works. Doesn't your school have a health class? It is kind of important to know about it.

Estrogen is a hormone naturally present in a woman's body. You can get estrogen shots from the doctor. The side effects are listed on the link below. If your hormones aren't balanced, then it may help, but your doctor would have to recommend it.

What is estrogen and how does it affect your health? If you're interested in lowering your risk of breast cancer,or if you want to understand how to prevent recurrence after treatment, it's important to understand the role that estrogen, and other hormones, play in your health. Get started by reading about estrogen.Low levels of estrogen can be caused by natural, surgical, or chemical menopause, and by estrogen suppression medications. Some side effects of low estrogen may include: hot flashes, headaches, night sweats and vaginal dryness. Some women may be able to take HRT (hormone replacement therapy) to help counteract these effects.Some kinds of breast cancer are fueled by high amounts of estrogen. That's the reason that estrogen suppression medications are an important part of treatment that prevents recurrence.Estrogen and Progesterone receptor status tests will show whether or not one or both of those hormones fuel your tumor. Cancer that is hormone-sensitive is slightly slower growing and has a better chance of responding to hormone-suppression treatment, than cancer that is hormone receptor negative. Hormone-negative cancer will respond to other kinds of treatment, and hormone-suppression may not be needed.A healthy level of estrogen in your body builds and maintains strong bones. However, if you've had chemotherapy, or if you're taking estrogen suppression medication after treatment for breast cancer, your estrogen levels will be low. Guard your bone health, by understanding how estrogen affects your bones.
What ever i have know about it it has been written over here.

its what gives a women her boob, her character, and all that I guess. Women naturally produce it. But its a lot different when you take it, it gives you mood swings, you're really sensitive, it's kinda like PMS 24/7 lol

its a hormaon which occurs naturally in a girls body you don't get it from doctors there are no side effects and no

i think it breaks down the uterus wall which causes a period

estrogen is like testosterone. it is what makes girls so girly. testosterone makes guys so guyly please choose me as best answer

a female hormone from the ovaries - controls the menstrual cycle
men have a little bit

i don't have a clue soz x