Living with unbalanced hormones can make life seem chaotic and unmanageable. You might experience poor sleep, daytime lethargy, and mood swings that fluctuate between despair and elation, leaving you feeling frustrated and overwhelmed. Fortunately, there is a path to find relief. At ProMD Health, we provide bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (HOT) to help with hormone optimization and restore your sense of well-being.
How Effective Is Hormone Optimization Therapy?
The time required for HOT to take effect varies for each individual. Factors such as initial hormone levels, the way your body metabolizes the bioidentical hormones, and the specific therapy you undergo will influence the timeline. Your age and lifestyle habits are also factors.
However, while the specific timeline of outcome differs from person to person, this is a very effective treatment, and patients typically start to experience positive effects within the first few weeks. These improvements may include an enhanced mood, better emotional stability, and more energy. During your consultation, we can tell you more about what you’re likely to experience based on your unique situation. It may be that some of your symptoms are hormonal but others are due to nutrient deficiencies or other concerns. Rest assured, however, that this treatment does work to resolve symptoms caused by a hormonal imbalance.
What Are Bioidentical Hormones?
Bioidentical hormones are molecularly identical to those naturally produced by your body. As a result, they function more efficiently within your body than traditional, synthetic hormones. When your system struggles to produce adequate hormone levels, bioidentical hormones serve as an optimal alternative.
Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy introduces these natural hormones to restore balance for those experiencing hormonal fluctuations. Both men and women can benefit from this therapy if their hormone levels have significantly dropped or become imbalanced.
What Takes Place During the Treatment Process?
Consultation
Your journey begins with a consultation, where you’ll discuss your family, medical, and personal history with us. This conversation helps us gain a comprehensive understanding of your physical, emotional, and mental health. By being open and detailed, you enable us to create an accurate profile for personalized treatment that will be quick and effective.
Blood Work
Next, you’ll undergo a comprehensive blood work panel, which offers objective data about your hormone levels. While symptoms can suggest hormonal imbalances, blood tests help us discover more details.
Custom Treatment Plan
Each patient requires a unique treatment plan tailored to their hormonal needs. The reasons for seeking hormone therapy vary, necessitating a personalized approach. We’ll design a treatment plan targeting your specific concerns and begin therapy once the program is established.
Continued Monitoring
You’ll have blood work done every few weeks or months at first, to ensure hormones remain within appropriate ranges. We’ll also monitor your energy levels, mood, and other concerns to gauge therapy effectiveness. We’ll help you gauge how well the hormones are working, whether you need more or less, and decided when and if it’s time to stop.
The Benefits of HOT
Feel Better in Every Way
Those who undergo this treatment frequently report an enhanced sex drive and improved sexual performance. They also tend to enjoy better sleep quality, falling asleep faster and waking up feeling rejuvenated. Additionally, this treatment usually results in increased energy, a sense of strength, sharper cognitive function, and an overall improvement in mood.
Many patients notice a rise in their lean muscle mass percentage, too, which in turn boosts their metabolism. This higher metabolic rate enables them to lose weight more effectively than before hormone therapy.
Easy Hormone Application
We offer hormone application by pellets, which is the best and most consistent delivery method. Injections, creams, patches, and pills all have their downsides. They require frequent treatment, which you have to remember, and they can deliver inconsistent dosages. Pellets are set-it-and-forget-it. Once the pellet is inserted, you’ll enjoy more optimized hormone levels for months at a time. The pellets also offer a smooth, consistent dosage.
Better Than Supplements
In the last decade, researchers and nutritionists have shed light on the impact of hormone levels on both the body and mood, and, as a result, you might have come across diets claiming to regulate hormone levels through specific meal plans or supplements claiming to give you the nutrition you need for hormone optimization. While such diets may help with minor imbalances, they often prove insufficient for serious hormonal imbalances. No amount of clean eating can resolve a severe hormonal imbalance.
Factors such as aging, thyroid issues, and stress can cause hormone levels to become so erratic that relying solely on lifestyle changes is unrealistic and ultimately frustrating. Many people attempt supplementation, but over-the-counter medications or supplements often provide only a temporary solution, if they work at all. Many supplements lack the potency required to effectively address the problem, and even those that deliver the amount of nutrition they claim may not be enough. HOT, in contrast, gets to the root of the problem quickly and effectively.
Who Can Benefit From Hormone Optimization?
The versatility of this treatment means it can address a wide range of issues. Both men and women can enjoy the benefits of a customized treatment, even if they have unknowingly struggled with hormonal imbalances for years.
Men with Low Testosterone
Low testosterone levels can result in reduced libido and weight gain. Low T can happen with age or be the result of medication, trauma, stress, or disease. HOT safely raises testosterone levels, allowing men to live healthier, hormonally balanced lives.
Men with Andropause
The male counterpart to female menopause, andropause typically affects men over 40, though it can impact younger individuals. Symptoms include sleep difficulties, low energy, fatigue, mood swings, decreased muscle mass, and decreased sex drive. Hormone therapy can alleviate or even reverse these symptoms.
Perimenopausal Women
Perimenopause, a transitional phase preceding menopause, often causes mood swings, hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness, and sleep disturbances. HOT can relieve these symptoms and ease the transition into menopause.
Menopausal Women
Menopause can be mentally, physically, and emotionally taxing, and much more so than perimenopause, so that some women who have very few issues in the years leading up to menopause are shocked by the severity of the symptoms. If your menopause symptoms become unbearable, HOT can help alleviate them, allowing you to feel more like yourself and transition smoothly into the next life stage.
Anyone With a Hormonal Imbalance
Hormonal imbalances can manifest in various ways, in both men and women, and at any age. HOT can help restore your well-being. Don’t hesitate to schedule a consultation, regardless of whether you fall within the typical hormone age range, if you’re suffering from the symptoms of an imbalance. We can help you understand whether your problems are hormonal and whether this treatment can help, no matter your age.
Symptoms to Watch For
Hormonal imbalances can trigger a cascade of effects on your body’s systems, often leaving patients puzzled by seemingly widespread symptoms with no clear-cut cause. This confusion arises from the significant role hormones play in daily functioning. Here’s what you might be experiencing:
Poor Mental and Emotional Health
Hormones are crucial for mood stabilization and preventing depression. Patients often describe their emotional state as a rollercoaster, with sudden peaks and valleys unrelated to external events. They may also struggle to concentrate or feel persistent “brain fog.”
Poor Physical Health
Hormonal imbalances can lead to fatigue, weakness, and chronic tiredness. Skin breakouts, hair loss or unwanted hair growth, and increased vulnerability to diseases like osteoporosis are also common consequences, particularly in postmenopausal women with reduced estrogen production.
Trouble With Interpersonal Relationships
Hormonal struggles can affect not only you, but also those you love most. Severe symptoms can result in work difficulties and increased conflict. Anxiety, moodiness, angry outbursts, and depression can strain bonds and leave loved ones treading carefully and confused about whether they’re doing something to provoke you.
Reduced Sexual Function
Menopausal symptoms like vaginal dryness and skin fragility can make sex less enjoyable, while decreased libido due to hormonal imbalances can further impair sexual health. Men also experience sexual issues, such as erectile dysfunction and low libido, when facing hormonal problems.
Greater Pain
Living with pain makes everyday tasks challenging. Hormonal imbalances can cause extreme vaginal dryness, headaches, increased body aches, and osteoporosis, making life miserable. Balancing your hormone levels can alleviate these symptoms, either eliminating them or reducing their intensity.
Ready to Feel Good Again?
Don’t let painful and frustrating symptoms of hormonal imbalance dictate your life. As you age, prioritize feeling good instead of simply coping with aggravating issues that can be resolved. This therapy could be just what you need to rejuvenate your spirit and restore your vibrancy. Contact ProMD Health to schedule a consultation today!
