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Can Estrogen Dominance Cause Dizziness?
Dizziness is a term that is often used to describe two different symptoms: lightheadedness and vertigo.
Light-headedness is a feeling like you might faint.
Vertigo is a feeling that you are spinning or moving, or that the the world is spinning around you. See also:
Alternative Names
Light-headedness - dizzy; Loss of balance; Vertigo
Considerations
Most causes of dizziness are not serious and either quickly get better on their own or...
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SERMs (Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators)
Source: Breastcancer.org
Selective estrogen receptor modulators, called SERMs for short, block the effects of estrogen in the breast tissue. SERMs work by sitting in the... Read more »
Autosomal dominant
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Autosomal dominant is one of several ways that a trait or disorder can be passed down through families. If a disease is autosomal dominant, it... Read more »
Ovarian overproduction of androgens
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Ovarian overproduction of androgens is a condition in which the female ovaries make too much testosterone. This leads to the development of male... Read more »
Sex-linked dominant
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Sex-linked dominant is a rare way that a trait or disorder can be passed down through families. A single abnormal gene on the X chromosome can cause... Read more »
Estrogen Replacement Therapy
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Estrogen Replacement Therapy (ERT) is therapy to replace estrogen no longer made by a woman's body because she is post-menopausal or her ovaries have... Read more »
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