Curious About Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy?

Have you or any woman you know suffered from hot flashes, mood swings, anxiety, brain fog, weight changes and sleepless nights?

These symptoms can be signs of hormonal changes occurring in your body — most often associated with the peri-menopausal/menopausal period in a woman’s life.

Although the transition through peri-menopause and menopause is a very normal biological occurrence — the expectations that women should be able to function at work, take care of aging parents, run a household, and maintain a healthy relationship, all while trying to keep the hormonal storm in check — are not.

We are so passionate about continuing to have conversations with women about their hormones and finally so is the rest of the world! The New York Times, Oprah, Peter Accaci, Huberman, and more! 

Despite all of these conversations, there is still so much confusion around hormones and menopause. Every woman’s journey through peri/menopause is unique and the symptoms she may or may not experience can vary over time. Not every woman experiences hot flashes and night sweats — some women experience sleep disruption, frequent waking,  and low energy. Others experience the hormonal change as intense anxiety and uncertainty and loss of a sense of self. Some women feel the changes more physically with debilitating brain fog and/or achy joint pains. Others have disruptive sweats all day and night. Some women don’t note any obvious symptoms while others check off all of the boxes. There is no right or wrong way to go through menopause. 

The purpose of hormone replacement therapy is not to ‘fix’ or ‘reverse’ menopause — it is simply to support a woman’s quality of life through this transitional time.

By utilizing small doses of the same hormones that are dropping during perimenopause we can blunt the severity of the symptoms that are associated with those hormonal changes. 

Perimenopause tends to get all of the attention because the symptoms associated with rapid hormone changes can be so significant. We often hear women say ‘I can’t wait for my period to be over and this to be done with’. The good news is that the symptoms can often ease up… but the bad news is that other more gradual physical changes come from the permanent loss of hormones. The post-menopausal hormone changes include slow changes in metabolic health markers like blood sugar and cholesterol levels, the ability to gain lean muscle mass, the loss of bone density, changes in skin elasticity/plumpness, and changes in the vaginal tissue.