BHRT - Bioidentical Hormone Replacement

Hormone Imbalance

The decision you make regarding hormone replacement therapy (“HRT”) is among the most important healthcare choices you will have to make affecting your long-term health. Proper hormone balance is critical to good health regardless of age. Even a slight change in levels can result in big changes in the function and behavior of cells in the body’s various organs and systems. Many experts believe that changes caused by hormones are the most important factor in aging. As we age, the hormonal system becomes less efficient and imbalanced, often leading to changes such as female menopause and male andropause. The resultant hormonal imbalance can affect us mentally, emotionally, and physically and can increase the risk of age-related illnesses such as heart disease, osteoporosis, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, diabetes, tooth loss, impaired vision, and even certain cancers. Both bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (“BHRT”) and synthetics attempt to restore the body’s hormone balance in an effort to optimize health through the aging process.
The type of hormone therapy you choose greatly affects the outcome of your HRT and overall health. Before making a decision with such significant and far-reaching consequences for your quality of life, you should understand the role hormones play in maintaining good health and some important differences between bioidenticals and synthetics. Hormones are the body’s chemical messengers, affecting our mood, appetite, energy level, metabolism, weight, physique, sex drive, immune system, and behavior.  Among the hormones vital to our health and well-being include insulin, thyroid hormones, estrogen, testosterone, adrenaline, and cortisol. Specialized glands in our body, called endocrine glands, release hormones in response to a signal from the brain. Upon release into the bloodstream, hormones travel throughout the body, communicating messages to our cells. That is, hormones act as signals directing our cells what to do and how to act. In order to effectively communicate with our cells, hormones must bind with receptors in them like a hand in a glove.

Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy Versus Synthetic

The FDA formally approved synthetic and conjugated hormones for contraceptive and HRT purposes over 50 years ago, and pharmaceutical companies have been manufacturing and marketing hormone-like substances since the 1970s. The most profitable of these products do not perfectly match human testosterone or estrogen. Nor do they perform in the same way.

Bioidentical hormones are hormones that have the same biochemical structure to those produced by the human body. These hormones are plant derived, natural hormones that have been chemically changed to mirror human hormones your body would naturally produce. Because they are not synthetic molecules designed by pharmaceutical companies at standard dosages, they cannot be patented. Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy is customized to fit your needs, unlike conventional HRT.  It is available in many different forms, including capsules, drops, sublingual tablets, patches, creams, injections and subcutaneous pellets. However, some delivery forms of bioidentical hormones can be more effective than others.

The Benefits of Bioidentical Hormone Pellets

Personal Physician Care offers a precise, science-based approach to returning hormones to levels that support good health and well-being. Our innovative and comprehensive solutions with bioidentical hormone pellets will allow you to experience renewed energy, restored youthfulness, and live a quality life – just as nature intended.

Bioidentical hormone pellets are tiny, rice-grain sized cylinders made to dissolve continuously under the layer of fat just beneath the skin over a period of several months. Unlike transdermal gels or creams, and oral capsules, pellets release a low dose of the impregnated hormones continuously throughout the day and night. Bioidentical pellets are the only hormone replacement therapy method that allows the body to control the release of hormone by raising levels when more is needed and decreasing it when less is required. This maintains constant blood levels. Constant blood levels prevent deficiency symptoms such as insomnia, hot flashes, night sweats, and anxiety, as well as increase the physiologic benefits of these hormones on libido, bone density, cognitive function and cardiovascular status.

Is BHRT Right For You?

Aging impacts everyone differently. The natural aging process, along with the toxins we have been exposed to throughout our lives, both contribute to a decline in our hormones. Genetics, combined with lifestyle choices like personal habits, dietary intake and physical activity, play a role in your exposure to toxins and how well your body functions as you experience the aging process. Menopause and perimenopause in women, and andropause and low testosterone (also known as low T or hypogonadism) in men, cause physical and mental changes, due to hormone imbalance.

If you are experiencing one or a combination of some of the symptoms listed below, you may have a hormone imbalance. Book an appointment for a consultation to find out how Personal Physician Care can help you.

Symptoms of hormone imbalance include:

  • Weight gain
  • Sleeplessness / insomnia
  • Decreased muscle mass and strength
  • Hair loss
  • Mood swings
  • Fatigue or limited energy
  • Low or decreased sex drive / libido
  • Memory loss
  • Depression
  • Inability to concentrate / poor cognitive function
  • Hot flashes
  • Low bone density
  • Night sweats
  • Irritability
  • Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Vaginal dryness

The good news, for both men and women, is that hormone loss and imbalance is easily correctable and Personal Physician Care can help you fight off the effects of aging by restoring your hormones to their proper levels. Through state-of-the-art diagnostic hormone testing, we can determine your current hormone levels and your unique bioidentical hormone needs to get you back to peak levels. Let us help you live a fuller life. Feel rejuvenated … feel young again.


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