Women’s Hormone Replacement Therapy
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Women’s Hormone Replacement Therapy
Aging is a normal part of life, and unfortunately it comes with undesired fluctuations in hormone levels. However, there are now numerous methods to manage these imbalances, allowing even those with severe symptoms to experience improvement. Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) are two types of optimization therapies and estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone are the most used hormones. Both hormones come in various doses and forms such as pills, creams, gels, and sprays.
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Women’s Hormone Replacement Therapy
Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) is an alternative treatment to traditional HRT. BHRT are custom-compounded hormones derived from plant sources. These hormones are chemically identical to those naturally produced by the human body. It provides relief from menopausal and andropause symptoms.
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is a traditional treatment that is prescribed to balance natural hormones such as estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone that have decreased due to aging or medical conditions. HRT is derived from animal or plant sources designed to mimic the hormones produced naturally by the human body. It also provides relief from menopausal and andropause symptoms.
Estradiol ease vaginal symptoms of menopause such as dryness, discomfort with intercourse, itching, and burning
HRT Benefits
- Improved menopause symptoms: alleviate hot flashes, night sweats, and mood swings
- Maintain bone density while reducing risk of osteoporosis
- Lower risk of heart disease
HRT Risks
- Breast cancer risk with prolonged use of HRT (estrogen-progestin combinations)
- Blood clots
- Stroke: increased risk of stroke in older women.
- Gallbladder disease: elevated risk of gallbladder disease.
BHRT Benefits
- Custom-compounded to meet the hormonal need of patient
- Fewer side effects compared to HRT
- Most patients experience better symptom relief
BHRT Risk
Cost: BHRT is more expensive than HRT due to the customization and compounding process and decreased side effects
Package includes: medical assessment by a board nurse practitioner, medication (s), labs when indicated, and shipping
Progesterone ease vaginal symptoms of menopause such as dryness, discomfort with intercourse, itching, and burning
HRT Benefits
- Improved menopause symptoms: alleviate hot flashes, night sweats, and mood swings
- Maintain bone density while reducing risk of osteoporosis
- Lower risk of heart disease
HRT Risk
- Breast cancer risk with prolonged use of HRT (estrogen-progestin combinations)
- Blood clots
- Stroke: increased risk of stroke in older women.
- Gallbladder disease: elevated risk of gallbladder disease.
BHRT Benefits
- Custom-compounded to meet the hormonal need of patient
- Fewer side effects compared to HRT
- Most patients experience better symptom relief
BHRT Risk
Cost: BHRT is more expensive than HRT due to the customization and compounding process and decreased side effects
Package includes: medical assessment by a certified nurse practitioner, medication (s), labs when indicated, and shipping
Package includes: medical assessment by a certified nurse practitioner, medication (s) labs (when indicated), and medication shipped to home address
Medications:
• Estradiol-ease vaginal symptoms of menopause such as dryness, discomfort with intercourse, itching, and burning
• Progesterone (troche, creams, capsules)- ease night sweats, hot flashes, anxiety, and insomnia. In addition, menopause reduces the risk of uterine, vaginal, and cervical cancer while on hormone replacement therapy.