Bioidentical Hormone Therapy

Before I prescribe any hormone replacement therapy, I start by measuring a baseline of the hormone levels in blood or saliva and urine. I will also ask about your medical and family history concerning any hormone related cancers. For women I require a most recent PAP smear, breast imaging report (mammogram or thermography results), and, in some cases, pelvic/vaginal ultrasound. 

Once the therapy begins, it takes up to three months for the cells to develop receptor sites. Hormone testing is repeated at three months, six months, and then annually. Depending on the route of hormone administration, blood, saliva, or urine will be tested. 

In women, most common effects of low hormone levels are: fatigue, lack of energy, sleep disturbance, weight gain, loss of muscle mass, lack of sexual drive, vaginal dryness, pain during sex, hot flashes, night sweats, “foggy” thinking, memory loss, mood swings, and anxiety or depression. 

In men, low testosterone is most commonly associated with: reduced sex drive, erectile dysfunction, symptoms of depression, feeling tired, loss of lean muscle mass, loss of body hair, and increased body fat. Each patient experiences those changes to varying degrees. 

If you want answers, If you suffer from hot flashes throughout your day and night, if perimenopause and menopause affected you and your sexual function not allowing you to enjoy life as before, if you suffer from lack of motivation, drop of energy at 11:00 a.m or/and at 16:00 p.m, if you have brain fogg, lethargy, memory not as sharp as you used to, difficulty to perform daily and in the gym, sudden weight gain, difficulty to lose weight etc. the today’s  functional medicine approach can help with these life-changing symptoms.

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