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Woman with an Excess of Male Hormones
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Also known as: hyperandrogenemia in women · too much testosterone in women · virilization · masculinization · androgen excess in women · hormonal hirsutism · female facial hair · hormonal acne · androgen excess · PCOS-related
Your Body Is Speaking
Your body is producing more androgens than it should. The consequences are visible — stronger hair growth in places you didn't expect, changes in your skin, perhaps menstrual irregularities, perhaps a voice that grows deeper. Medically, it's called hyperandrogenism. It's a hormonal shift that occurs more often than many people think, and it can have a range of causes — from ovarian cysts to adrenal disorders.
But the question BodySignal asks goes one level deeper: Why does the hormonal balance shift in exactly this direction? Why does your body produce more of the hormone associated with assertion, hardness, and fighting — and less of the one connected to receptivity, softness, and opening?
Your body doesn't form an excess of male hormones by chance. It creates the chemistry that matches the inner state you are living in.
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