Natural Ways to Increase Estrogen Levels

Menopause is a process all women experience in the latter part of their adulthood, in which their ovaries stop producing eggs. Women going through menopause produce less of a female hormone known as estrogen. Because of the low levels of estrogen, women may experience symptoms such as hot flashes, difficulty sleeping, skin flushing and night sweats. These types of symptoms can be reduced by increasing estrogen through natural treatment.

Soy Protein

• These soy beans, when ingested, act like estrogen in a woman's body.

  Soy has been a popular topic among scientists and those in the medical field for over a decade. Soy contains a hormone called phytoestrogen which, in a women's body, acts like estrogen when ingested. These phytoestrogens keep menopausal women from experiencing symptoms like bone loss, hot flashes, night sweats, and breast tenderness.

Black Cohosh

• This herbal supplement contains phytochemicals that increase estrogen and decrease progesterone. For women experiencing menopausal symptoms such as depression, hot flashes and vaginal dryness, this supplement can be helpful in reducing their discomfort.

Don Quai

• Don Quai is a Chinese herb that balances hormone levels in a woman's body. If estrogen levels are low, Don Quai works with the herb's phytoestrogens to increase estrogen levels. It also balances hormone levels if there is too much estrogen being produced in the body. Don Quai will counteract this by reducing the estrogen levels.

Licorice

• Licorice has estrogenic compounds containing the active ingredient glycyrrhizin. This chemical acts similarly to Don Quai as an estrogen modulator by increasing levels of estrogen when they are low and decreasing levels when they are too high.