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What Are Hormonal Imbalances?

Hormonal imbalances occur when your body produces too much or too little of one or more hormones—chemical messengers that regulate essential processes like metabolism, sleep, energy, mood, and reproductive function. Even slight shifts in hormone levels can disrupt how you feel and function. These imbalances can affect people of all ages and genders, though they’re especially common during life transitions such as perimenopause, menopause, and andropause.

What Causes Hormonal Imbalances?

Hormonal changes can result from a wide range of internal and external factors, including:

  • Chronic stress

  • Nutritional deficiencies

  • Gut or liver dysfunction

  • Aging and natural hormone decline

  • Underlying thyroid or adrenal issues

  • Environmental exposures (toxins, endocrine disruptors)

  • Poor sleep or overtraining

Identifying the root cause is key to addressing the imbalance—not just the symptoms.


Common Symptoms of Hormonal Imbalance

Hormonal shifts often show up in subtle ways at first, but they can affect nearly every aspect of how you feel. Symptoms may include:

  • Fatigue or low energy

  • Unexplained weight gain or difficulty losing weight

  • Mood swings, anxiety, or depression

  • Irregular or painful menstrual cycles

  • Low libido or sexual dysfunction

  • Hair thinning or changes in skin texture

  • Trouble sleeping or poor recovery

Because these symptoms overlap with other conditions, they’re often dismissed or misdiagnosed without comprehensive testing.


How We Approach Hormonal Health

At Aligned Modern Health, we use a personalized, root-cause approach to evaluate and address hormonal imbalance. This may include advanced testing (such as blood, saliva, or urine hormone panels), lifestyle interventions, and safe, evidence-based treatments like bioidentical hormone therapy when appropriate. Whether you’re navigating midlife changes or dealing with chronic symptoms that just don’t add up, we help clarify what’s happening and guide you toward sustainable solutions.

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