What happens in your body when a hormone level is too high

Low levels of hormones can result in various conditions, like type I diabetes, hypothyroidism. However, issues can also take place when the levels of hormones are too high. In the most usual terms, too much hormone is considered as a hyper state.

One of the most usual conditions of hormonal extremes is too much amount of thyroid hormone, also called hyperthyroidism. Another illustration of an upsurged level of hormone is a condition called Cushing's syndrome.

A reason the level of the hormone can be high in the body is that the hormones by themselves cannot function adequately. Thus, the body tries to compensate by producing extra hormones. This is typically considered as hormone resistance.

The signs and symptoms of hormone resistance are generally identical to exhibiting low hormones. However, the treatments for hormone resistance and hormone deficiencies can change, that is, sometimes different and sometimes the same.