Hormone Optimization

Hormone Optimization or hormone therapy is the use of hormones to treat and restore hormone balance within the human body. Hormone imbalance can occur for a variety of reasons but is most commonly associated with aging. Symptoms of hormone imbalance that are effectively treated with hormone replacement therapy include hot flashes, night sweats, irritability, anxiety, weight gain, muscle loss, joint pain, poor sleep, and more.

• Thyroid hormone replacement therapy 

About 12% of the U.S. population suffers from thyroid dysfunction yet 60% of Americans are undiagnosed for this. Often this is due to the ambiguous nature of the symptoms. Some of these symptoms are stress, aging, depression, and anxiety. If you are struggling with sleep, weight gain, depression, anxiety, or mood swings it might be a thyroid-related hormone imbalance.

• Testosterone hormone replacement therapy 

Testosterone therapy is effective for symptoms of hormone imbalance in men and women. Though commonly believed to be the “male hormone,” testosterone is extremely important to female health and well-being.   Testosterone plays a role in healthy weight management, brain function, cardiovascular health, as well as sexual function and desire. Low levels of testosterone in women or men can lead to undesirable symptoms making even simple daily tasks seem unbearable. Low testosterone can cause you to feel sluggish and tired all the time, as well as impact your focus, memory, muscle definition, and libido.

• Estrogen hormone replacement therapy 

Many of the symptoms that affect women with hormonal imbalances are related to drops in estrogen. Low estrogen levels in women can contribute to low libido, vaginal dryness, hot flashes, night sweats, and mood swings.   Estrogen replacement therapy is an effective treatment for estrogen imbalance. In many cases, bioidentical estrogen therapy paired with bioidentical progesterone and bioidentical testosterone supports complete symptom relief and helps reduce the risk of disease.   A 2016 study found that estrogen hormone therapy effectively increased libido in postmenopausal women. When low-dose estrogen therapy was paired with testosterone therapy, sexual desire was further enhanced.