Hormone Replacement Therapy

Hormones play a significant role in how our bodies function. Fluctuations in our hormones can negatively impact how we look, feel and perform. There are a variety of factors that can create hormone imbalance, including:

Natural Aging: our bodies’ production of hormones declines as we age. This is most commonly seen in women in menopause and men in andropause.
Adrenal dysfunction and thyroid disease
Metabolic syndromes, such as diabetes
Environmental toxins: parabens, the preservatives that are found in plastics and in our everyday items such as shampoo and make-up, are hormone imitators that get transferred into our bodies through our skin
Dietary toxins: Contamination of our food supply with pesticides and artificial hormones in beef, chickens, pork, etc.

Treatment begins with a thorough evaluation and analysis of your current hormone levels (derived from extensive blood work), your symptoms, and your overall health condition. From this analysis, we will be able to determine the cause and devise a treatment for hormone imbalance. BHRT is a tool our functional medicine practitioner may recommend in order to assist in the healing process. Throughout your treatment, we will carefully monitor your progress and make adjustments to your therapy as needed.

If our medical team determines that hormonal therapy is the right treatment for you, we may use a variety of methods to administer the hormones, including pellets, pills, topicals, and injections. Your delivery method will depend upon the type of therapy you need and your preference.

In women, hormone imbalances are common during monthly menstruation, perimenopause (which can occur in the 30’s), and menopause. In addition to reproductive-related changes, hormone imbalances can also be caused by thyroid disease, adrenal issues, stress, metabolic syndromes, environmental toxins, and smoking.

When estrogen, progesterone and testosterone production fluctuates, women may experience weight gain, mood changes, low energy, slower metabolism, hot flashes, insomnia, and decreased sex drive. Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy for women can reverse these symptoms and greatly improve quality of life in many ways, including:

Improved weight management
Better skin, hair, and nails
Less anxiety, depression, irritability, and stress
Improved sexual desire

This “hormone makeover” treatment can also decrease a woman’s risk for osteoporosis, dementia and heart disease, as estrogen contributes to maintaining bone mineral density. After menopause, women are at higher risk for bone density loss, partially because of the loss of estrogen levels.

Men hit their peak testosterone levels in their late 20’s, with testosterone production slowly declining after that. The result is andropause, or male menopause. Low testosterone levels can result in depression, fatigue, irritability, frailty, sleep problems and decreased sexual drive. Hormone therapy for men – which can include testosterone replacement therapy – can balance your testosterone levels, significantly reduce these symptoms, and greatly improve your quality of life. Common outcomes are:

Mood stability, decreased irritability and depression
Increased sexual drive
More energy
Greater concentration and ability to focus
Better sleep

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Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT)

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