This lack of progesterone month after month leads to estrogen dominance. Another factor contributing to estrogen dominance is xenoestorgens. They are present in food, water, air you breath and some plastics. Similar to synthetic estrogen, these xenoestrogens have an effect on your body that can increase overall estrogen, thus leading to estrogen dominance. Magnesium is one of the most deficient minerals in a woman's diet.
Women require magnesium along with other nutrients to manufacture progesterone.
Insufficient magnesium can contribute to estrogen dominance. The source of this progesterone is either soybeans or wild yams which are converted to progesterone in the laboratory. If estrogen levels are high, as in PMS and fibroid uterine tumors, then phytoestrogens can compete with our own estrogens when binding to estrogen receptors, thus promoting balance. Clinical studies have shown black cohosh relieves many perimenopasue complaints. In conclusion, perimenopause continues to be overlooked or misdiagnosed.