Hormone Imbalances in Women: Root Causes, Functional Testing, and Integrative Treatment

Hormone imbalances in women are rarely caused by a single hormone being “off.” Persistent symptoms often reflect signaling dysfunction, impaired metabolism, or receptor resistance—even when laboratory values are normal.

Functional medicine, Hormone Health, Hormones, Women's HealthMartina SturmFebruary 2, 2026Denver Sports and Holistic Medicinehormone imbalance in women, hormone imbalance symptoms, functional hormone testing, estrogen metabolism, cortisol and hormone balance, insulin resistance and hormones, perimenopause hormone changes, thyroid and reproductive hormones