Menopause is a natural biological process that affects all aging women to some degree. It occurs when the ovaries gradually stop producing progesterone and estrogen, leading to a range of physical and emotional symptoms that can have a big impact on quality of life. While many people may be aware of the basics of menopause, you may be surprised to drinking alcohol can trigger or worsen menopause symptoms.
At Happy Hormone Cottage, we evaluate your hormone levels to see if they are balanced and functioning optimally. An imbalance, or too much of one hormone or the other, can cause physical symptoms that may affect your daily life. That’s why it’s important to have your hormones tested—to determine if hormones are at their proper level, so you can feel your best at every stage of life.
Why do some women get menopause symptoms after drinking alcohol?
One of the liver’s jobs is to detoxify chemicals and metabolize substances, including hormones. If hormone levels—especially estrogen—are too high, the liver struggles to process them, leaving extra hormones in the bloodstream. Over time, this can reduce liver function, making it even harder to maintain normal hormone levels.
In perimenopausal and menopausal women, this often means extra estrogen paired with lower progesterone, which contributes to symptoms such as hot flashes, restless sleep, and weight gain. Alcohol can make everything worse: it forces the liver to break down alcohol first over hormones, and it stimulates the liver to convert androgens into estrogen. This adds even more estrogen to the bloodstream.
Too much estrogen, also known as estrogen dominance, can cause mood swings, irritability, anxiety, water retention, fibrocystic breasts, thyroid deficiency, and menstrual cycle changes from overgrowth of the uterine lining and uterine fibroids. Alcohol is just one contributor to estrogen dominance but limiting it can make a big difference in supporting balanced hormones.
With our comprehensive testing, we can determine whether your hormone levels are balanced. Once we have this information, we can create a customized treatment plan to start alleviating symptoms and restoring balance. This is done through plant-based creams compounded on-site just for you, with individual dispensing instructions. The goal is to optimize hormone balance, ease symptoms, and help prevent age-related disease.
Call us today at (513) 444-6343 or contact us online for a consultation. We also offer Zoom video conferencing and telephone conferencing appointments with our experienced patient consultants. Our team at Happy Hormone Cottage can get your hormones back into balance!
