INDIVIDUALIZED HORMONE REPLACEMENT THREATMENT (IHRT)

We understand that each individual is unique and that their needs are also unique to them. We offer a customized and individualized hormone replacement treatment (IHRT) program to our patients.

Hormones are chemical messengers. They are present throughout the body and are responsible for many body functions. The steroid (sex) hormones include the estrogens (estradiol, estriol and estrone), the androgens (testosterone and DHEA), progesterone and cortisol. These are made in glands and organs of the body from cholesterol, their chemical backbone. Both sexes need the same hormones, although in differing amounts.

They exist in harmony and are delicately balanced with each other. When levels of each hormone are in the right proportions, body systems are stable. When balance is lost, hormone deficiencies and excesses can become toxic to the body, causing unwanted symptoms, disorders and disease.

What causes hormonal imbalance?

In men and women hormonal harmony and balance, the hallmark of a healthy body, is disrupted in many ways.

Unbalanced Lifestyle

Hormone balance is deeply connected to diet and nutrition, exercise and relaxation, stress and our life style. How these factors impact hormone levels, and adrenal balance in particular, is crucial. The adrenal glands make key hormones that not only mobilize stress and immune responses, but also build and maintain bone, muscle, sex drive and function and any age. When the adrenals get run down, we get run down.

Growing Older

As we grow older our reproductive function also declines. Hormone levels fluctuate then decline, triggering hormone imbalances and Menopause and Andropause onset. An unhealthy lifestyle speeds hormonal decline.

How can I balance my hormomes?

A key to hormone balance is the knowledge that hormones work in tandem with a healthy mind and body.

First determine symptoms (menopause, andropause, adrenal stress, thyroid abnormalities)
Test your hormones to identify specific imbalances
Use only bio-identical hormones to replace the deficiencies
Use dosages that create normal, physiologic levels
Avoid chemicals that mimic estrogens - synthetic HRT, pesticides, pollutants

Eat well and counteract stress with regular exercise, prayer, meditation and yoga.

Do you have symptoms of hormonal imbalance?

Female Hormone Imbalance/PMS/Menopause

Mood swings
Irregular periods
Hot flashes
Night sweats
Tender/fibrocystic breasts
Uterine fibroids
Foggy thinking
Memory lapses
Irritable
Anxious
Depressed
Heart Palpitations
Headaches
Bone loss
Water retention
Weight gain (hips)
Vaginal dryness
Low libido
Acne/oily skin
Scalp hair loss
Excess facial/body hair
Polycystic ovaries
Infertility

Male Hormone Imbalance/ Andropause /Prostate Symptoms

Burned out feeling
Abdominal fat
Prostate problems
Decreased mental clarity
Decreased sex drive
Increased urinary urge
Decreased strength
Decreased stamina
Difficulty sleeping
Decreased urine flow
Irritable
Depressed
Erectile dysfunction
Hot flashes
Night sweats
Poor concentration

How can I balance my hormomes?

In order to keep the human body on a smooth and even level, hormones must be in synchrony with each other. As we grow, age and transition, it becomes more of a challange to maintain this delicate balance. When the balance falters, the dficiencies and excesses create unpleasant symptoms. Lifestyle changes such as failure to exercise can aggrevate the imbalances.

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