Hormone Therapy for Women

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Are you ready to feel like yourself again?

Your hormones are what make you feel young and energetic.  They control your mood and alertness.  Most importantly, they help your body heal and repair from the daily damage our bodies experience.  Since hormones drop gradually, people often blame feeling poor on working hard, a poor diet, or not exercising enough.  When hormones are balanced, most people report their symptoms improving and ultimately going away.  

Not Balanced

  • Tiredness/fatigue/lack of motivation
  • Mood swings
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Problems sleeping
  • Decreased libido
  • Decreased mental clarity 
  • Memory loss
  • Vaginal dryness
  • Decreased muscle mass
  • Weight gain around the belly
  • Joint pain for no reason
  • Hot Flashes

Balanced

  • Increased energy
  • Enhanced sexual libido
  • Improved mental clarity
  • Reduced body fat
  • Decreased depression/anxiety
  • A healthy sense of well-being
  • Better sleep
  • Fewer night sweats/hot flashes

Balanced

  • Increased energy
  • Enhanced sexual libido
  • Improved mental clarity
  • Reduced body fat
  • Decreased depression/anxiety
  • A healthy sense of well-being
  • Better sleep
  • Fewer night sweats/hot flashes

FAQs about hormone therapy

There are many options designed to replace hormones in women.  Our providers will go over the pros and cons of each.

  • Oral medications
  • Bio-Identical Creams
  • Bio-Identical Pellets
  • In-Office Injections
  • Home Injections

There are many expected benefits to balanced hormones.  However, there are a few that go unnoticed. For example, hormones can help reduce

  • Osteoporosis
  • Diabetes
  • Alzheimer’s
  • Arthritis

Having balanced hormones is vital to how the body ages.  

Testosterone is usually associated with men.  However, women rely on testosterone just as much as a man.  Testosterone primarily works on the brain, affecting

Testosterone has also been shown to regulate the role of muscle and fat and control important parts of your body, such as bone strength.

Estrogen is the essential hormone that helps regulate a woman's cycle.  If the levels get low enough, a woman will stop having periods altogether.  However, as estrogen levels slowly decline, many other symptoms may occur before a woman's cycle stops.  These include hot flashes, vaginal dryness, dry skin, thinning hair, weak nails, increased heart rate, mood swings, and a drop in sleep quality.  

The main action of progesterone is to protect the inner uterine lining (endometrium) from overgrowing.  Decreased progesterone levels may cause trouble sleeping, breast swelling, breast tenderness, mood swings, and weight gain.

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