As women age, they experience a decline in estrogen, which fortunately, can easily be treated with uniquely developed natural Hormone Replacement Therapy for Women. Estrogen is the main female sex hormone which plays a key role in the menstrual cycle and reproductive system.
An imbalance in estrogen can lead to a range of health problems such as:
- Mood swings
- Anxiety or depression
- Sleep disorders
But the most noticeable changes a woman experiences as a result of waning estrogen include:
- Worsening PMS
- Irregular periods
- Vaginal dryness and atrophy leading to painful intercourse
- Breast tenderness
And, of course, those searing, menacing hot flashes that make you stand in front of an open fridge in what is only a temporary effort to cool off. Most women would blame menopause. Well, they’re partially right. The process of a loss of estrogen is gradual and is described in three stages:
- Perimenopause or “menopause transition.” Perimenopause can begin eight to 10 years before menopause, when the ovaries gradually produce less estrogen. It usually starts in a woman’s 40s, but can start in the 30s as well. Perimenopause lasts up until menopause, the point when the ovaries stop releasing eggs. In the last one to two years of perimenopause, the drop in estrogen accelerates. At this stage, many women can experience menopause symptoms. Women are still having menstrual cycles during this time, and can still get pregnant.
- Menopause. (This is the phase you’d probably kill to do without). Menopause is the point when a woman no longer has menstrual periods. At this stage, the ovaries have stopped releasing eggs and producing most of their estrogen. Menopause is diagnosed when a woman has gone without a period for 12 consecutive months.
- Post menopause. (Yes, there is such a thing) These are the years after menopause. During this stage, menopausal symptoms, such as hot flashes, can ease for many women. But, as a result of a lower level of estrogen, postmenopausal women are at increased risk for a number of health conditions such as osteoporosis and heart disease.
This is where hormone replacement therapy for women can come to the rescue. Hormone Replacement Therapy for Women can relieve and sometimes even reverse some of the symptoms women experience, by bringing the levels of female hormones back to normal.
So what are “pellets” exactly? Hormones are delivered to patients in the form of pellets painlessly placed just under the skin as an in-office procedure. Pellets contain bioidentical hormones developed and custom-compounded according to exacting and strict standards as laid down by the FDA. They are uniformly tested for consistency and purity and come with our guarantee that our patients are being provided the best, safest and highest quality hormone replacement pellets. And because these pellets remain in the body, they can provide the correct dosing the body needs throughout the day. Think “time-release”.