What Is Hormone Therapy?
Hormonal structures control many aspects of your general wellness, including your emotions and your sex drive. Hormonal imbalances might occur because of an underactive thyroid, stress, getting older, or giving birth. Hormonal balances commonly result in issues, like fatigue, low sex drive, restless sleep, and weight issues. At Old Mission Lifestyle Medicine, our healthcare team administers BHRT (bioidentical hormone replacement therapy) to optimize estrogen and progestogen in women and testosterone replacement therapy in men and some women. Balancing hormones will help you achieve improvements in your energy, sexual desire, and mental clarity. Contact our practice to plan a virtual consultation that will get you back to feeling like yourself again.
How Does Hormone Therapy Work?
Following a consultation with our team, a hormone therapy plan or testosterone therapy plan will be customized for your needs. Treatment begins with a blood sample. Additional advanced testing may be ordered to check your present hormone levels so we can figure out the dosage and type of treatment you need. Your treatment will be adjusted, depending on the variant of hormone replacement therapy that is decided upon. BHRT is typically administered as either oral pills, minuscule pellets that are inserted into your outer layers of skin (pellet therapy), or injections. These hormones are structurally identical to the body's organic hormones.
Hormones are vital for the proper functioning of the body, and any imbalance often leads to symptoms related to their decreased levels.
Symptoms of low testosterone in men:
- Feeling fatigued, especially at the end of the day
- Reduced stamina during physical activities
- Diminished or lack of sexual desire
- Decreased frequency or absence of morning erections
- Fluctuations in mood or increased irritability
- Gaining weight
- Challenges in muscle development or muscle loss
- Reduced growth of facial or body hair
- Development of breasts known as "gynecomastia"
- Low sperm count or issues with fertility
- Decreased bone mineral density
Symptoms of hormonal imbalances in women:
- Chronic fatigue
- Diminished stamina during physical activities
- Enhanced fluctuations in mood and increased irritability
- Feelings of depression
- Weight gain
- Episodes of night sweats and hot flashes
- Lowered libido
- Dryness in the vaginal area
- Decrease in bone mass
- Discomfort in the joints
- Problems with memory retention
- Trouble with sustaining concentration
What Are the Benefits of Hormone Therapy?
Hormone therapy is an excellent treatment to help level your hormones, improving your mood and sexual desire. The benefits of hormone therapy at Old Mission Lifestyle Medicine include:
For men:
- Improves sex drive and erectile function
- Burns fat and leads to more muscle strength
- Enhances quality of sleep
- Boosts energy
- Sharpens mental focus and clarity
- Slows or stops baldness
- Improves sleep
- Quicker recovery after workouts
- Increases bone strength
For women:
- Treats menopausal issues
- Enhances mood and eliminates mood swings
- Restores sex drive
- Boosts memory and concentration
- Reduces depression
- Decreases hot flashes (hot flushes)
- Improves energy levels and stamina
- Alleviates night sweats
- Stops vaginal dryness
- Regains skin elasticity
- Soothes joint pain
- Strengthens the immune system
- Protects against heart disease
- Increases metabolic rate
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Hormone Therapy FAQs
What causes imbalanced hormones?
Hormones are natural messengers responsible for promoting your body's processes. Various reasons can lead to a disproportion in hormone levels.
How can you tell if your hormones are off?
Various reasons can promote an imbalance in your hormone measurements. Some of these factors include getting older, behavioral habits, ongoing anxiety, medication, menopause, and a number of diseases. Hormone imbalances also appear differently in women than in men. To illustrate, women could have irregular periods, but men have reduced sexual performance.
What are some long-term advantages of hormone replacement therapy?
Hormone replacement therapy guides the brain and body's return to peak performance. Increased functioning may enhance disposition, sleeping patterns, and sexual drive, plus it gives a reprieve to individuals who are sensitive, frustrated, or discouraged about their hormone inconsistencies. Our professionals at Old Mission Lifestyle Medicine will supply more details as part of the primary hormone consult.
Feel Better and Balanced
Getting older is a part of life, but feeling fatigued and worn out shouldn't have to be. We encourage you to schedule a consultation with our team at Old Mission Lifestyle Medicine where our focus is on you. Your hormone therapy will be customized to your individual needs and goals so you can start feeling better and balanced.
