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Hormonal imbalance causes

1. Aging is the first and foremost cause of the hormonal imbalance. Hormonal imbalance is very common among the men with old age or above 50 years.

2. Stress causes hormonal imbalance in both men and women. Stress affects the production of the hormone in the body and makes him/her prone to the ailments caused by the hormonal imbalance.

3. Damage or physical injury to the testis is found to be a prime cause of the hormonal imbalance because it stops the hormone production completely. Hormone imbalance caused by the testis damage is generally untreatable unless the injury to the testis is recovered completely.

4. Lack of sleep disturbs the hormone levels in the body because essential amount of sleep is found to be necessary for the hormone production.

5. Excessive weight gain or obesity influences the normal hormone level in the body. The people with the excessive weight are double the times prone to the hormonal imbalance. Nearly 45% of the individuals suffering with obesity face the hormonal imbalance problem.

6. Depression leads to the hormonal imbalance in some cases. Depression affects all the body functions, which finally are guarded by the brain. Depressed men are usually find deficit with the testosterone levels. Women on other hand are found to be very much facing the problem of hormonal imbalance due to depression.

7. Cancer, specifically the prostate cancer reduces the hormone levels of an individual to the very low concentration. Prostate cancer affects the making of hormone in testis. Hormone imbalance is very common amount cancer patients.

8. Cardiovascular diseases and hormonal imbalance are linked. If a person suffers with the cardiovascular disease then he is very much prone to hormonal imbalance. Cardiovascular disease affects the hormone levels by cutting of the supply of blood to the testis, which affects the hormone production.

9. Hormonal imbalance is also resulted from diabetes or high blood pressure problems. In diabetes excessive amount of sugar in the blood staunches hormonal production and when suffering with blood pressure the hormone degradation in the body is increased leading to the scarcity of hormones.

10. Medications like antibiotics and pain relievers, when continued for long time may also result in the hormonal imbalance. Even the medicines used to treat liver problems also affect the hormone levels in the human body.
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