Many women in their thirties and forties are actually having fewer ovulations which creates hormone imbalance, resulting in many of early menopause symptoms. And once ovulation ceases at menopause, progesterone levels fall to virtually zero. At same time, estrogen is still being produced, again leading to hormone imbalance and resulting first symptoms of menopause. If a hysterectomy has happened, surgical menopause means woman no longer produces progesterone.

Besides problems created by missed ovulations or hysterectomy, excess estrogen is regularly obtained from other sources. Birth control pills, household chemicals and pesticides, certain foods that have been sprayed or given chemicals and many construction materials used in homes are all sources of estrogen which leads to excess in body.

Doctors call this hormone imbalance condition of excess estrogen in body "estrogen dominance". What are symptoms of estrogen dominance? The symptoms include low sex drive, bloating and weight gain, headaches before menstrual period, mood swings, irregular periods and excessive menstrual bleeding. If amount of unbalanced estrogen in female adult increases beyond what is desirable and healthy, you will definitely experience early menopause symptoms. On other hand, when your hormones are balanced, you feel more alert, energetic and ready to take on challenges of life.

How can a woman tell if first symptoms of menopause being experienced are because of hormone imbalance? An easy and effective way is to take online test provided by a leading womens health clinic for early menopause symptoms. It takes just a few minutes and test is free. Find out more about your health, premenopause and menopause symptoms, what symptoms are telling you and what to do about it based on your answers to important questions. Read more about hormone imbalance, estrogen dominance symptoms, side effects of a hysterectomy and physician-recommended natural treatments for eliminating early menopause symptoms.

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