hormone surge
Chemical messenger spike
A hormone surge is a rapid, substantial increase in hormone levels in the body.
The term appears most often in discussions of fertility, where a surge in luteinizing hormone triggers ovulation, and in descriptions of puberty or pregnancy, when dramatic hormonal shifts affect mood and physiology: The hormone surge left her feeling emotional.
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
- fight or flightThreat-triggered physiological state
- stress responseBody's reaction to threat
puberty · second puberty · ovulation · cortisol · rush · flood · spike · pulsing · fertility · biological clock · baby fever · menopause · hot flash · mood swing · mood swings · growth spurt · insulin · thyroid
- stressstress, chronic stress, acute stress, strain, stressor
- surgesupsurge, power spike
- stress hormonescortisol, adrenaline, epinephrine, norepinephrine, noradrenaline
- Menstruationperiod, menstruation, periods, cycle, menstrual