Bioidentical Hormones

 

Bioidentical Hormone Balancing for women in the perimenopausal state to help with hot flashes, energy, mental acuity and to improve sleep and quality of life during this phase of transition.

Hormone therapy programs aren't only for women. Men experience a more gradual loss of hormones, mainly testosterone. The result is andropause, known as the "male menopause." Andropause can make daily life feel like an uphill battle, and because men are living longer, more active lives, they are seeking and finding relief from the serious symptoms of hormone imbalance with bioidentical hormone replacement therapy for men.

The symptoms of hormone decline include:

  • Hot flashes

  • Mood/anxiety disorders

  • Sleep problems

  • Weight control problems

  • Sexual and libido issues

  • Fatigue

  • Brain fog or cloudiness

Bioidentical hormone therapy can also enhance your overall health by:

  • Providing protection against heart disease

  • Slowing and preventing osteoporosis (bone loss)

  • Enhancing mental acumen

  • Increasing concentration

  • Decreasing memory loss

  • Triggering the growth, healing and repair of tissues

  • Optimizing thyroid function

Bioidentical hormones have been studied for over 70 years with evidence that they are safe and effective in treating a number of hormone-related problems that are most commonly associated with menopause, peri-menopause, and andropause (male menopause). Through bio-identical hormone replacement therapy, many symptoms of menopause can be reversed!

Although data from the Women’s Health Initiative Study and 11 year follow-up revealed an increased incidence of breast cancer mortality, strokes and blood clots, these findings apply only to Premarin and Provera, which are synthetic hormones; bio-identical hormones were not used in these studies. Interestingly, multiple mouse studies in the 80’s and 90’s have revealed the carcinogenic properties of Provera with respect to breast tissue. Unlike synthetic drugs, bioidentical hormone therapy uses hormone molecules that have been synthesized into human identical hormones, which are already in and recognized by our bodies.

Synthetic regimens deliver a "one size fits all" approach that is not conducive to properly treating hormonal issues, where our team utilizes compounding pharmacies that create bioidentical hormones, made specifically for each patient. Through personal medical history evaluations and blood analysis, our medical team will work with you to develop a personalized treatment plan that will help you stop suffering and start living!

Hormone therapy can be administered in different ways; through patches, creams - which are rubbed into the skin, through sublingual troches, or hormone pellets - tiny rice grain-sized pellets that are inserted underneath the skin. In addition, men have an option of intramuscular injection.

To see if hormone replacement therapy is right for you, please click here to contact us or call (480) 881-5621.