Hormone problems are much more common in women than in men. Most women can expect that sometime in their life they'll have a hormone problem. Dr. Geoff Redmond has written a guide on women and hormones. He says problems can strike at any time. 80 percent of young girls get acne.
Older women lose their hair, or grow it in the wrong places.
Her upper lip, chin, sides and neck. At the drugstore, you can get temporary solutions to the symptoms of hair growth, acne and mood swings, but you need to see a doctor to get to the source of the problems. Sometimes there's an imbalance of insulin that affects the ovaries. Other times there are shifts in the cycle as it's regulated by the pituitary gland. The change can affect fertility and risk of disease.