Hormone Therapy

FAQs

Yes, we offer other Hormone Therapies such as injections, creams, pills, patches, and rapid dissolve tablets. During a consultation, you can discuss the various options and discover the best therapy for your body and individual needs. 

On average, pellet implants last 5 to 6 months in men (two visits per year) and 3 to 4  months in women (three times per year). Since patients receive a topical anesthetic during the procedure, most can expect little to no discomfort during or after the procedure. Although most people experience substantial benefits after the first round of therapy, many patients experience a more pronounced benefit after the second round of pellet implants. Therefore, practitioners advise patients to have the procedure performed at least two times before expecting optimum results. Remember, people don’t get out of balance overnight, so it often takes a few months to get back on track. We do ask patients to take it easy and avoid strenuous exercise for a few days following the procedure- 72 hours for women and 5-7 days for men. This helps ensure the incision heals and can prevent extrusion of the pellet from under the skin.

Both women and men patients begin to “feel better” and experience the benefits within 1 to 2 weeks. To achieve optimal health, living a healthy lifestyle – balanced diet and regular exercise – goes hand-in-hand with hormone balance.

Certified providers treat patients of all ages.  The length of your treatment plan and therapy is directly related to how long you want to look and feel your best.

Research repeatedly links imbalance to an increased risk for cancer, osteoporosis, stroke, thyroid disorders, diabetes, heart disease, and other age-related disease processes. During pre-menopause, menopause, and andropause (the male version of hormone depletion), declining health is considered the norm. But feeling poorly doesn’t need to be the norm, thanks to bio-identical hormone replacement therapy and other treatments the provider may recommend.

Estrogen loss puts women at risk for premature ovary failure, osteoporosis, heart disease, colon cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, tooth loss, impaired vision, Parkinson’s disease, and diabetes. These risks increase the longer a woman suffers from estrogen deficiency. However, women also need testosterone! Imbalanced testosterone levels in women may compromise mental clarity, libido, and muscle tone and mass. The brain needs testosterone in balance with estrogen– and a healthy gut– to produce serotonin, which supports emotional balance.

Bio-identical hormone replacement therapy is NOT a magic bullet for losing weight, however, when hormones are optimized, weight loss efforts typically begin to pay off. Patients still need to eat a balanced diet and exercise, and increased energy levels will help in that area! What bio-identical therapy hormone replacement therapy may do is increase energy, improve quality of sleep, increase muscle mass and fat burning and decrease cortisol (which causes belly fat and type 2 diabetes). So, those stubborn 5 or 10 lbs. you’ve been battling? That’s where the weight loss benefits of bio-identical hormone replacement therapy may shine through.

Complications from the insertion of pellets may include minor bleeding or bruising; discoloration of the skin; infection; and possible extrusion of the pellet. Other than slight bruising and skin discoloration, these complications are very rare. The most common side effects are increased hair growth and possible skin breakouts with the first round of therapy because the body is getting used to increased oil production in the skin.