Does Estrogen Enhance Your Physical Appearance?
For the last week or so, my husband has been commenting almost daily on how pretty I look, how my skin glows, how fresh and young I look. What’s the deal?
To my knowledge, there’s no reason for him to sweet talk me, no major fight to make up, no major purchase or splurge to reckon for.
Since he’s noticed, I’ve taken notice too. And my skin does look better, I do look younger. Hmmmm…..I haven’t changed my routine. I’ve recently switched to some Burt’s Bees natural products for my hair, but that wouldn’t explain the rest of it. The only major difference is that my estrogen intake has been gradually increasing as I prepare for some more fertility tests in a few weeks. I am now taking 6 mg a day and sporting 2 lovely estrogen patches in various places on my torso.
Could it be that estrogen makes us prettier? It might.
An article in the Sept/Oct 2007 issue of Psychology Today highlighted a study which interviewed female dancers at a gentleman’s club and found that,
Dancers made about $70 an hour during their peak period of fertility, versus about $35 while menstruating and $50 in between. Miller links the wage fluctuations to changes in body odor, waist-to-hip ratio, and facial features.
Add to that this recent article from BBC News:
Recordings of women taken at different points in their menstrual cycle were played to people of both sexes. New Scientist magazine reports that the voices rated as most attractive belonged to women at peak fertility. The study suggests sex hormones can alter the workings of the voice box, but the change may be too subtle to pick up in many situations.
Sexier voice, fresher face - maybe this daily hormonal cocktail isn’t so bad after all. Gosh, I almost hate to see it end.
Joking. Joking. I’m joking.
But it is nice to have a bit of a silver lining amidst the pill bottles and prescriptions.
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1 opinion for Does Estrogen Enhance Your Physical Appearance?
Pamela Jeanne
May 22, 2008 at 3:56 pm
I distinctly recall my skin taking on a more lustrous look and feel among other side effects of being amped up on hormones during IF treatment. Hard to argue with the results but it’s definitely an expensive and less than easy way to get the look/feel…
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