Bioidentical Hormone Therapy
Frequently Asked Questions
What is hormone therapy?
Bioidentical hormone therapy is a type of hormone therapy that works to restore male or female reproductive hormones. You receive bioidentical hormones as an implant. The implant is usually a pellet placed in the fatty layer under your skin in your upper buttocks during a quick in-office procedure. The pellets release the necessary hormones, and over time, the hormones are absorbed into your bloodstream.
What are bioidentical hormones?
Some hormone therapies involve hormones that are synthesized in a lab or derived from horse urine. Bioidentical hormones are a more natural and safer option compared to traditional synthetic hormones. Bioidentical hormones are derived from natural plant compounds, such as wild yams, and the hormones function in the same way as your natural hormones.
With bioidentical hormone therapy, our providers use a simple blood test to accurately measure your total reproductive hormone levels, including the hormones your body makes and the bioidentical hormones you've taken.
What causes hormone imbalance?
Women go through menopause where the female reproductive hormones naturally decline, often bringing symptoms like hot flushes, vaginal dryness, fatigue, low libido, headaches, brain fog, and depression.
Men go through andropause where the male reproductive hormones naturally decline, often resulting in symptoms, such as fatigue, depression, headaches, low libido, brain fog, and sexual dysfunction.
Hormone therapy may not be right for everyone, as the risks may outweigh the benefits for some people, but our providers' careful consultation can help you determine the best solution to both relieve your symptoms and protect your long-term health.
What are the advantages of bioidentical hormone therapy?
• Protection from arthritis, osteoporosis, heart disease, and Alzheimer's disease
• Increased bone density
• Protective qualities for uterine, ovarian, breast, and prostate cancer
• Improved cardiovascular health
• Symptom relief
Unlike the injections, creams, or gels, the pellets provide more consistent individualized hormone levels over longer periods of time.
Pellets deliver healthy levels of hormones for around four to five months in men and around three to four months in women.
Bioidentical pellets are a more natural choice and can provide relief from the symptoms of andropause or menopause and improve sleep quality, libido, sexual performance, bone density, and more.
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