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As you age, your body produces less testosterone and estrogen – essential hormones that can impact the proper functioning of all aspects of your body. This can lead to declining health conditions that may reduce your quality of life.
Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) is an individualized treatment that is prescribed to restore a patient’s balance of hormones. It’s safe, reliable and can dramatically restore vitality, energy, health and aid in reversing the aging process.
why it’s important
Hormone imbalances can affect the daily lifestyles of men and women. Estrogen, testosterone, and progesterone all play critical roles in your health. Low or unbalanced levels of these important hormones can cause the following; loss of energy and mental clarity, loss of lean muscle mass, increased belly fat, loss of restorative sleep, headaches, osteoporosis, loss of libido and sexual performance, hot flashes, and even mood swings. We have found by balancing these hormones, in a safe, physiologic manner; we can have a significant impact on a patient’s daily life. Additionally, we find balancing hormones is often indicated for the long-term success of my weight management patients.
why pellets
Data supports that hormone therapy with pellet implants is an effective and safe method to deliver hormones in both men and women. Implants, placed painlessly under the skin, consistently release small, physiologic doses of hormones providing optimal therapy.
Pellets deliver consistent, healthy levels of hormones typically for 3-5 months in women and 4-6 months in men. They are designed to avoid the fluctuations, or ups and downs, of hormone levels seen with every other method of delivery; creams, patches, gels and oral tablets. Pellets have not increase the risk of blood clots like conventional oral hormone replacement therapy or synthetic hormone replacement therapy.
Even patients who have failed other types of hormone therapy can have a very high success rate with pellets. We have found there is no other method of hormone delivery that is as convenient for the patient as the pellet implants. Pellets have been used in both men and women since the late 1930’s. There is significant data in support of the use of pellets as an effective method of delivery of hormones.
bring out the beauty
In its total patient care discipline, we at EquilifeMD are finding hormone therapy to be helpful for weight control, as it improves metabolism and creates lean muscle mass. Our physicians find that hormone therapy counteracts menopausal skin symptoms like dryness and wrinkles.
Estrogen delivered by a pellet implant, has been used to treat migraine and menstrual headaches. It has also been shown to help with vaginal dryness, incontinence, urinary urgency and frequency. In both men and women, testosterone has been shown to increase energy, relieve depression, increase sense of well being, relieve anxiety and improve memory and concentration.
Testosterone, delivered by pellet implant, has shown results in increasing lean body mass (muscle strength, bone density) and decreases fat mass in many research studies. Men and women need adequate levels of testosterone for optimal mental and physical health and for the prevention of chronic illnesses like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease and fibromyalgia, which are associated with low testosterone levels.
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