By Stephanie Watson, Jan 2, 2025
Dipping estrogen levels are to blame for all the super-fun menopause skin symptoms you’re experiencing—from Sahara-level dryness in your nether regions to skin that looks like the desert floor. This is because estrogen is used to stimulate cells in your skin called fibroblasts to produce collagen, a protein that makes it firm and plump. “During menopause, when estrogen levels decrease, so does fibroblast activation and collagen production,” says OB-GYN Kecia Gaither, M.D., M.P.H. “So skin becomes less firm and elastic.”
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