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This page contains medical journal articles and/or doctors' commentaries on the role of mineral deficiencies and other factors in illness, and the value of minerals, vitamins, and a proper diet for healthy living.

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Menstrual Irregularities: Zinc-copper imbalance

Copper is related to the female hormone estrogen and zinc is related to progesterone.

A low zinc/copper ratio is related to a progesterone deficit relative to estrogen. Premenstrual syndrome. Their periods are usually heavy and may be prolonged, with accompanying symptoms of fatigue, depression, weight gain, frontal headaches, constipation, and food cravings.

A high zinc/copper ratio indicates an estrogen deficit relative to progesterone, as zinc aids in progesterone production. Women with this pattern often feel better premenstually and yet can experience symptoms immediately following menstruation. Post-menstrual syndrome. Symptoms can include anxiety, defensiveness, indecision, agitated depression, fluid retention and breast soreness.

Many women taking oral contraceptives or have copper IUD's have elevated tissue copper levels. It is common to find women with PMS have elevated tissue copper with low tissue zinc. PMS symptoms echo aches and pains of copper toxicity: frontal headaches, depression, fatigue, constipation, emotional volatility, weight gain, and food cravings. They subside after period ends, which is when progesterone and zinc levels start rising.

One way to calm symptoms is to supplement the diet with zinc and vitamin B6. If these do not work alone, they might need magnesium and other B vitamins.

Copper levels affect the flow. If a woman has high tissue copper level, her flow may be prolonged and heavy. If zinc is predominate, she may have a light and short menstrual flow, and her breasts may become tender.

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