Estrogens are hormones naturally produced in your body. They play an important role in developing and maintaining female organs. In addition, they can treat certain conditions including vaginal inflammation and urethra inflammation. According to MayoClinic.com, estrogens can reduce vaginal dryness and itching, painful urination, and pain during sexual intercourse. Some vitamins may help to increase estrogen in your body or help support healthy stimulation of estrogen. Consuming these on a daily basis may help you maintain healthy levels of estrogen in your body.
Vitamin C
Vitamin C can play a role in helping to increase your estrogen levels. According to EarlyMenopause.com, vitamin C helps your adrenal glands to function properly. After menopause, the adrenals are a primary place where estrogen is made. Thus, vitamin C enables a healthy environment for the normal production and maintenance of estrogen hormones. Botanical-Online.com also says that vitamin C can be used in combination with bioflavanoids to increase estrogen in your body. In addtion to a supplement, vitamin C can be found in many foods including oranges, limes, grapefruits, broccoli, and spinach.
Vitamin E
A study the 2009 " The Journal of Surgical Research" suggests that vitamin E may help stimulate estrogen in your body. According to this study, markers of estrogen stimulation were increased in women who consumed vitamin E supplements in combination with a breast cancer treatment called tamoxifen. More studies are required. Vitamin E can also be obtained in your diet and may be helpful. Good sources include olive oil, avocado, almonds, and spinach.
B Vitamins
The B vitamins play an important role in prevent vaginal dryness, and help maintain your adrenal glands. The adrenal glands are where a hormone called estrone is produced after menopause. Estrone is a precursor to estrogen. By maintaining a healthy environment for estrogen to be produced, you may be able to build or maintain healthy estrogen levels in your body. In addition to supplements, the B vitamins are generally found in meat, eggs, poultry, whole grains, beans, nuts and seeds.
References
- MayoClinic.com: Estrogen (Vaginal Route)
- EarlyMenopause.com: Vitamins And Minerals That May Help
- Botanical-online.com: Vitamins And Minerals For Menopause
- "The Journal of Surgical Research": Vitamin E Increases Biomarkers Of Estrogen Stimulation When Taken With Tamoxifen. (2009). Peralta, Brewer, Louis, Dunnington. May;153(1)
- University of Maryland Medical Center: Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
