FEMALE HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY

Combats Symptoms, Restores Quality of Life

Hormones are powerful chemical messengers produced by our endocrine system. Traveling through the bloodstream to tissues and organs, they help regulate many bodily functions, including metabolism, growth and development, energy production, and reproduction.

The endocrine system in women regulates vital functions through hormone-secreting glands. The pituitary gland controls reproductive hormones like FSH and LH, essential for the menstrual cycle and ovulation. The thyroid manages metabolism with T3 and T4, while the adrenal glands produce cortisol and aldosterone to handle stress and fluid balance. The ovaries secrete estrogen and progesterone, which are key to menstrual health, fertility, and mood. When hormones become imbalanced—whether due to stress, aging, or medical conditions—it can lead to fatigue, weight changes, mood swings, fertility issues, and other disruptions in overall health and wellbeing. Maintaining hormonal balance is essential for a woman’s physical, emotional, and metabolic health.

Significant changes due to decreasing estrogen and progesterone levels occur during perimenopause which generally starts between ages 40 to 45, menopause (the average age for menopause is 51 in the

U.S.), and continue through post-menopause. Symptoms include hot flashes, night sweats, chills, chronic insomnia, mood swings, low libido, vaginal dryness, weight gain, thinning hair, dry skin, loss of breast fullness, feelings of depression and anxiety, and cognitive changes, including brain fog. Complications

such as osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, and urinary incontinence may also occur.

Laboratory tests are essential to hormone optimization and measure hormone levels

in blood, urine, or saliva samples, and your provider may recommend hormone replacement therapy (HRT) based on the results and your health history. HRT treatment should not be approached from a one size fits all approach. Each patient should be given the options for management which include

pills, creams, patches, injections, and pellets.

Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) is a gold standard in hormone optimization. Bioidentical means hormones that are structurally identical to those your body produces prior to being deficient. Derived from plant-based sources such as soy and yams, BHRT is considered a natural treatment that is capable of producing desired results for symptom management and disease prevention. BHRT should include regular hormone lab tests that are analyzed to determine the specific hormones and dosage your treatment plan should include and changes should be made as necessary based on symptom relief and change in health status.

There is no reason to suffer with the symptoms of hormonal deficiency. We have more treatment options today than ever before to help combat the symptoms of female hormone imbalance and restore

quality of life. Find a provider that will listen to your concerns, do the appropriate of labs, and put a focus on your vitality.

DID YOU KNOW?

• Around 75% of menopausal women experience symptoms, with one-third reporting that they negatively affect their lives.

• Toxins in our environment and foods may disrupt our endocrine system and hormone production.

• Supplementation with hormone therapy can result in more relationship satisfaction with your significant other.