Hormone Therapy
Feeling Tired? Weight Gain? Low Sex Drive? Irritable? DID YOU KNOW? Hormone production in Men & Women can decline with age. That’s why we experience the symptoms associated with aging. Hormone Replacement Therapy restores the balance of these hormones that have become out of “sync.” At Elite Health we offer several different options to get your hormones back on track! FEEL YOUNGER! LIVE BETTER!
The Elite Health Approach to Hormone Replacement Therapy
We take a multimodal approach to recognize what is the best treatment option for you. Our approach is recognizing that each client will respond to a certain therapy based on many individualized measures identified during your consultation. Our method of hormone optimization is simple, we focus on lifestyle modification, improved vitamin intake, nutritional guidance, and individualized review of laboratory findings before making recommendations for hormone replacement therapies. We offer both pellet and injectable hormone replacement options. Discuss your individualized options with your healthcare provider today.
It is important to note that hormone deficiency symptoms differ from person to person, and some may experience symptoms that are linked to progressive conditions such as sleep apnea, thyroid disorder, chronic hypertension, heart disease, undiagnosed diabetes, and chronic kidney/liver disease. We plan to make recommendations to establish care with a local PCP while we can continue to manage and optimize your overall hormones and wellness goals. We strongly believe that waiting to seek help can eventually lead to late detection of these chronic preventable progressive conditions.
Hormone Therapy for Women
Most Common Symptoms of Hormonal Imbalance in Women Include:
- Tiredness / Fatigue / Lack of motivation
- Mood swings
- Tension, anxiety
- Depression
- Sleep disturbances (Insomnia)
- Decreases libido
- Decreases mental clarity (fog)
- Memory loss
- Vaginal dryness
- Decreases muscle mass
- Weight gain (Increases belly fat)
- Joint pain
- Memory loss
- Hot Flashes/Night sweats
- Migraine / Menstrual headaches
Hormone Therapy for Men
Most Common Symptoms of Hormonal Imbalance in Men Include:
- Tiredness / Fatigue / Lack of motivation
- Decreases muscle mass
- Weight gain
- Increases belly fat
- Decreases sex drive
- Loss of erectile function
- Joint pain
- Depression
- Tension, anxiety
- Mood swings
- Irritability
- Memory loss
- Sleep disturbances/insomnia
Hormone Imbalance Health Conditions
Hormone Imbalance can also lead to negative long-term health conditions including:
- Heart disease
- Alzheimer’s
- Cancers
- Arthritis
- Diabetes
- Osteoporosis
HORMONE THERAPIES
What is Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT)?
Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy is an effective treatment using hormones that are identical to the hormones naturally made by your body. Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) has transformed the healthcare of men and women as they enter the later stages of life. It provides an alternative to hormones that are synthetic, such as injectable testosterone, or hormones concentrated from horse urine (Premarin). Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy is made by compounding pharmacists in customized dosages based on the individual needs of the patient as opposed to the narrow choices available with mass-produced, or “one size fits all” hormone therapies.
A more natural approach to hormone therapy often referred to as “natural hormone therapy” has focused attention on bioidentical hormones that are identical in molecular structure to the hormones that the male and female body naturally produces for itself. Although not found in this form in nature, they are derived and made from plant compounds extracted from yams and soy. The result is often the relief from symptoms of hormone deficiency, from insomnia, chronic fatigue, memory loss, and loss of libido.
Blood tests that measure total estradiol or testosterone are used to detect both a deficiency or excess of estrogen or testosterone the body produces as well as to monitor the effects of bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. On the other hand, Premarin, the old standby estrogen used for decades, is metabolized into various forms of estrogen that can be dangerous and cannot be measured by standard laboratory tests. Proponents of bioidentical hormones say that an advantage is more precise monitoring of hormone levels and individualized treatment. Other benefits include calmer mood, reduced body fat, increased energy levels, increased sex drive, stronger mental clarity, and improved muscle tone and mass, among other
What is Pellet Therapy?
Bioidentical Pellet Therapy is a hormone replacement method in which it can replace the natural hormones men and women lose with age. The pellets contain either estradiol or testosterone, which are pressed, or fused into tiny solid cylinders. When administered they deliver consistent and healthy levels of hormones for 3-5 months in women and 4-6 months in men. Pellets dissolve inside the body on their own and are re-implanted as needed depending on how rapidly the patient metabolizes the hormones. Pellets avoid the fluctuations of hormone levels seen with other methods of delivery, providing more consistent hormone levels over a longer period.
Why Pellet Therapy?
There are many delivery methods that can be utilized to administer BHRT; however, data shows the most efficient method by way of absorption and availability to deliver hormones in both men and women is by pellet therapy. Pellet Therapy provides many benefits to both males and females.
Pellet Therapy vs Traditional delivery methods:
- Most convenient HRT Method (2-4 times per year)
- The only long-term solution for HRT
- Consistent administration of hormones (No rollercoaster effect)
- Relief of Hormone Imbalance Symptoms 75-100%
- Protection against age-related Diseases
Pellet Therapy symptomatic benefits:
- Increases energy
- Enhances sexual libido
- Improves mental clarity
- Reduces body fat
- Decreases depression/anxiety
- A healthy sense of well-being
- Better sleep
- Fewer night sweats/hot flashes
Pellet Therapy can also protect your patients from age-related conditions such as:
- Heart disease
- Cancers
- Diabetes
- Alzheimer’s
- Arthritis
- Osteoporosis
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