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Originally Posted by qtkitty
Oh I knew this, just does not make since I was actually gaining weight at that point. It doesn't make since how the hormones get trapped in my fat ( as if to say robbing my body of those hormones and causing no period ). Expecially since my levels were normal.
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As I understand it (and my understanding of hormone function is pretty sketchy, so I'm hoping I get this right, or someone with a better understanding can explain it better).
When it comes to the hormones that bind to fat, the hormones aren't exactly "getting trapped" in the sense that your body can't use them. Rather, the hormones are still "active" - and your body is still using them (at least for some things). So, it's not that there is necessarily less hormone available to your body. The body is still able to use those hormones, just not in the right way.
Often (again as I understand it), because there's so much extra hormones available, some cellular processes may use too much of it, or they may even start ignoring it (as happens with insulin resistance).
Diabetes can happen in several ways. The persons body can be unable to produce insulin, can be making insulin but not enough, or the body can be ignoring the insulin (the diabetic's body may actually be producing even more insulin than a normal person's). You can be insulin resistant, even if you're not diabetic. As one diabetic counselor explained it to my husband and I, it's like the body is "crying wolf" by sending out so much insulin that the body's cells start ignoring the call.
Hormone function and balance can be really complicated, so it's possible to have normal hormone levels and still have misfunctioning hormones.