Hormonal: How Hormones Drive Desire, Shape Relationships, and Make Us Wiser

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Several other conditions and factors can cause anxiety. It’s important to talk to your healthcare provider if you’re experiencing anxiety. What causes hormonal imbalances? Ten Years in the Making: Conversations with Partners About Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome by Sonali Misra Parental investment theory - The sex that is required to invest more time and effort in bringing up children and that is biologically limited in number of children they can have will be selective in choosing their mate) Dozens of medical conditions are caused by hormone issues. For most hormones, having too much or too little of them causes symptoms and issues with your health. These imbalances often require treatment. Some of the most common hormone-related conditions include: Your kidneys are two bean-shaped organs that filter your blood. They’re part of your urinary system, but they also produce hormones, including:

Your adrenal glands, also known as suprarenal glands, are small, triangle-shaped glands that are located on top of each of your two kidneys. These experiences are crucial to our understanding of what it means to be human. They also unite us with our mammalian cousins and even the colossal lizards that once roamed the earth.” Adipose tissue is commonly known as body fat. It’s located all over your body, including under your skin, around internal organs, between muscles, in bone marrow and breast tissue. What a Difference a Day Makes: How my Middle-Aged Zest for Sex was a Catalyst for Change by Lins RingerDr. Henry’s laboratory has made major contributions to the understanding of vitamin D metabolism, particularly regulation of the production of the active vitamin D hormone by the kidney. She pioneered the use of cell culture systems to study renal vitamin D metabolism. A related area of research focus is the regulation of gene expression in the kidney by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3. In addition to peer-reviewed research articles, Dr. Henry has authored chapters for the books Vitamin D and Handbook of Physiology, as well as the chapter on “Vitamin D Metabolism” for this Encyclopedia. Irregular menstruation (periods), caused by polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), amenorrhea and anovulation. Growths other than tumors and adenomas on endocrine glands can cause hormone imbalances. For example, thyroid nodules, an unusual growth (lump) of cells in your thyroid gland, can cause hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism. Damage or injury to an endocrine gland Which, is where evolution comes into conflict with political progressivism. We normally think of politics that dislikes evolution as being a feature of the right, and so it can be in many cases. But, to suggest that our evolutionary past (writ into our very DNA, and the molecules like hormones that DNA provides the templates for) can bias or even limit our behavior, can bring a strong (dare I say 'visceral') negative reaction from progressives. It's apparent from (for example) Haselton's treatment of hormone therapy for menopausal women vs. her treatment of hormone therapy for adolescent transgendered, that she is situated somewhere left of center. But, to her credit, she is willing to stake her academic career on an essentially Darwinian topic; in the introduction she says, "I want to argue for a new breed of feminism, a new Darwinian feminism".

Pituitary adenomas: Pituitary adenomas can cause an imbalance in any of the hormones your pituitary gland makes. For example, pituitary adenomas are the most common cause of acromegaly (excess growth hormone in adults). But not all organs and tissues that release hormones or hormone-like substances are considered part of the endocrine system. Other body tissues that release hormones include: The books isn’t trying to paint women as being at the mercy of our hormones. It’s a scientific and fact based look at how behind the scenes our hormones are constantly directing our view of the world and making us better equipped to understand others and make choices that’ll lead to a healthy life for ourselves. Your liver is an essential organ and gland, performing hundreds of functions necessary to sustain life. It’s considered part of your digestive system, but also produces hormones, including:

If you have higher-than-normal hormone levels, there are many treatment options depending on the cause. Options include medication, surgery, radiation therapy or a combination of any of these.

Overall, I found myself going “wow, that’s a crazy thing our bodies and hormones do without us knowing!” several times when reading the book. There are also certain studies and findings provided about men’s behaviours and “hormonal intelligence” and how those interact with female hormonal intelligence. Prefaced with a foreword from the author of Please Read This Leaflet Carefully, Karen Havelin, contributors discuss topics such as periods, steroid use, chronic illness, transitioning, men’s fertility and menopause with refreshing openness and honesty.Your hypothalamus is a small region of your brain that connects to your pituitary gland through the pituitary stalk. It releases several hormones that control your pituitary gland.