The consequences of men taking estrogen pills

People often say: It is poisonous to some extent. This is because the ingredients and actual effects of many therapeutic drugs require a combination of various types to achieve the efficacy of curing certain diseases. Therefore, in many cases, in order to treat diseases, it is necessary to take some therapeutic drug ingredients that have some effects on the human body. The estrogen in some therapeutic drugs will cause different types of effects on the human body. So, what are the side effects of men taking estrogen?

Adverse effects of taking estrogen in men

1. The use of estrogen in male patients (e.g., treatment of prostate cancer) can quickly reduce or eliminate sexual desire and inevitably cause yang. This effect may be caused by the inhibition of testosterone conversion. Another common adverse effect of using estrogen is the impact on male ejaculation function. Even if a man can ejaculate, the amount of semen is significantly reduced.

2. When using a moderate dose of estrogen to a higher dose, it is very easy to inhibit spermatogenesis and gynecomastia in men, and it can also significantly slow down the growth of beards. When male hormones are used in women, they generally do not have a direct effect on sexual desire, but this is not completely true. When estrogen is deficient, estrogen replacement therapy can maintain the moisture of the vagina and the refinement of the vaginal mucosa, and make the breasts fuller.

Effects of estrogen

1. The effect of estrogen on male reproductive organs: Estrogen combines with target cell protein kinases in the ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus and vaginal mucosa, resulting in increased synthesis of DNA, RNA and protein in cells, promoting cell division and growth and development, thereby developing these target organs and maintaining their normal functions. If there is too little estrogen before puberty, the male reproductive organs cannot grow and develop normally; if there is too much estrogen, they will become immature.

2. The effect of estrogen on breast and secondary sexual characteristics: Estrogen stimulates the proliferation of mammary ducts and connective tissue, promotes mammary gland growth and development, and makes the body fat and hair distribution have feminine characteristics, a stronger voice, a wide pelvis, and a thick buttocks.

3. Estrogen stimulates the activity of osteoclasts and inhibits the activity of osteoblasts, accelerates bone growth and development, promotes calcium accumulation, and promotes the healing of epiphyseal cartilage. Therefore, girls grow faster than boys in the early stages of puberty, but end up being shorter.

4. Estrogen can reduce blood cholesterol and β-protein components, and promote the liver to produce some unique proteins, such as fibrinogen, CBG and TBG.

5. Estrogen can cause blood to migrate to tissue spaces, resulting in aldosterone metabolism due to reduced blood flow, which promotes the decomposition and metabolism of water and sodium in the renal tubules, thereby causing water and sodium retention.

Regardless of whether it is a man or a woman, the estrogen and testosterone in the human body need to maintain a certain balance. Once an abnormal growth hormone occurs, the human body will undergo some changes. In addition, if the human body needs to take some hormone drugs for other reasons, it must also be controlled within a certain range, and the body's metabolic capacity must be improved, so that growth hormone does not cause other changes in the human body.