Bioidentical Hormone Therapy
Worried about Your Hormones? Constantly Tired?, Gaining Weight?, No Sex Drive?, Depressed? We can help.
Why Beleza Medspa:
- We offer state-of-the-art Saliva, Blood, and Urine hormone testing.
- We have your hormones custom compounded just for your needs.
- We use natural hormones in the smallest possible doses.
- Our goal is to treat your symptoms, not just lab values.
- We have a full line of natural supplements to complement hormone replacement.
What are Hormones?
Hormones are the chemical messengers in your body that control growth, energy levels, sexual function, and mood.
Why Balance Hormones?
Hormones work together and balance each other to make you feel well. When one or more hormones begin to change, they can throw off the entire system and cause hormone imbalance. Hormone imbalance can be tested and treated with careful hormone replacement or hormone therapy.
What are Bioidentical Hormones?
BHT – Bioidentical Hormone Therapy – seeks to restore to the body what is missing in the face of stress or imbalance. As we age, hormone levels naturally decline, leading to various symptoms and a general decrease in the feeling of well-being. Bioidentical Hormone Therapy makes use of hormones that are identical to what the body produces, instead of making use of synthetic medications. Drug companies cannot patent bioidentical hormones, so they synthesize artificial replacements. These commonly prescribed pharmaceuticals function differently from natural hormones and may lead to side effects and decreased potency. There is precedence for bioidentical hormones, as both Insulin and thyroid hormone are commonly used natural hormones.
How can Bioidentical Hormones Therapy help me?
By employing Bioidentical Hormone Replacement, normal hormone levels can be quickly achieved in the blood, helping to remedy any problems you may be currently experiencing. Common hormones that are measured include estrogen, progesterone, estrogen, testosterone, cortisol, and thyroid. Conditions that we treat include premenstrual syndrome, polycystic ovaries, menopause, andropause, adrenal fatigue, and hypothyroidism. These are conditions that affect both men and women of all ages.
How does Hormone Therapy work?
Hormone therapy works by replacing the hormones your body needs to function, and that can help to change the way you feel from day today. We use the smallest amount possible of bioidentical hormones to lessen symptoms and improve well-being. We follow up your therapy with testing to ensure that you are getting the number of hormones you need.
What should I expect during Hormones Replacement Therapy?
To begin, we’ll use salivary and blood testing to measure your hormone levels. Salivary testing is pain-free and easy to do, and it gives us a better picture of what hormones your tissues are seeing. Most of these hormones are steroids and function by being absorbed by cells and used up. If you try to measure them only in blood, you are only seeing what has not been used, which does not give you an accurate picture of what the body is producing. Furthermore, most of the steroid hormones in the blood are bound to proteins. These bound hormones are inactive and are the only ones measured in the blood. Hormones measured in saliva directly reflect the number of free hormones that the salivary glands and other tissues are seeing throughout the body. Used for more than 40 years, salivary testing offers an accurate assessment of basal hormone production.
This will be done at your very first appointment. After filling out a symptom questionnaire, a salivary kit is issued and you will complete your testing at home. When the results are available, a follow-up appointment is scheduled to correlate symptoms with measured hormone levels.
Are Bioidentical Hormones Safe?
Most natural hormones are extracted from plant sources. Since they are not manufactured by drug companies, we depend on compounding pharmacies to secure them. At these facilities, professional pharmacists compound natural hormones in different delivery systems. These compounds are then available by prescription for hormone replacement therapy. Synthetic hormones have many extra components that can increase the risks of certain cancers and blood clots. On the other hand, bioidentical hormones lack these extra components and are as a result, much safer. Just like pharmaceuticals, Bioidentical Hormone Replacement requires the continuation of the same cancer screening procedures (mammograms, pap smears, prostate tests, etc.). Furthermore, hormone therapy utilizes close monitoring of tissue levels. Instead of relying on symptoms, salivary testing allows us to use the smallest possible doses of hormones. We try to use bioidentical hormone cream as much as possible, as this avoids metabolism through the liver.
How long does Hormone Therapy last?
Treatment is an ongoing process in nearly all cases, but we’ll design a customized plan to meet your individual needs. We will have the Bioidentical hormones you need to be compounded at a pharmacy. This is probably a lifelong process and many of these hormones have anti-aging properties.
What are Hormone Imbalance Symptoms?
Our unique testing procedure will help you decide if Bioidentical Hormone Replacement is right for you. Generally speaking, if you have a hormone deficiency and symptoms, you’re a good candidate for this procedure. Men come in saying they feel excessively fatigued, weaker, depressed, and that they have lost their sex drive and muscle mass — all common symptoms of low testosterone or Low T.
Female hormone imbalance symptoms:
- Breast tenderness
- Cervical dysplasia
- Cold hands and feet due to thyroid dysfunction
- Low or absent libido
- Early-onset of menstruation
- Endometrial (uterine) cancer
- Fat gain, especially around the abdomen, hips, and thighs
- Fibrocystic breasts
- Hair Loss
- Infertility
- Irregular menstrual periods
- Insomnia
- Osteoporosis
- Polycystic ovaries
- Premenopausal bone loss
- Uterine cancer
- Uterine fibroids
- Water retention, bloating
What should I do if I am interested in Hormone Therapy?
Please contact us for a free consultation. We can discuss your symptoms and how our bioidentical hormone therapy program works. Our Bioidentical Hormone doctors can prescribe an individualized treatment plan for you.