A woman can have enough estrogen to have a period but may not ovulate, thus not have the progesterone from ovulation that is needed to completely remove the uterine lining that has been built up each month. If this is done repeatedly over time, it can result in other serious health problems like endometriosis, uterine cysts, weight gain and depression. It is a common practice of doctors to tell their female patients they need estrogen as they get closer to menopause. Even if a woman has no reproductive organs or function of, her body still continues to produce estrogen. We get it in the foods we eat and from our environment, and it is stored in our fat tissue.
Progesterone can even make estrogen if it's needed.
It is the level of progesterone that goes down as a woman approaches menopause. So, it is NOT estrogen that we need more of. It is progesterone. If women are given back the progesterone that they need to balance their bodies, many of the problems caused by too much estrogen will disappear. This can be done with Natural Progesterone Cream.