Hormonal Disorders

Obesity and Sex Hormones

Oestrogens are sex hormones made by the ovaries .They are answerable for encouraging  ovulation every menstrual cycle. The fluctuations with age in the sex hormone levels of both men and women are related with modifications in body fat supply. While women of childbearing age tend to accumulate fat in their lower body, older men and postmenopausal women tend to rise storage of fat round their abdomen Postmenopausal women who are taking oestrogen supplements don’t store fat around their abdomen.