Hormones for women.

You are not imagining it, and you do not have to live with it. Today women are more educated about hormone replacement therapy than ever, and they want alternatives to traditional synthetic therapies. Bioidentical pellets, made by compounding pharmacists and derived from plants, are helping women get their lives back.

We can adjust estradiol, and we can also administer testosterone, which plays a vital role in a woman's life. Testosterone levels begin to decline in our mid-twenties; by menopause, a woman has lost a significant amount of this critical hormone. When a woman's testosterone is brought back to normal, it can restore the confidence and desire to live her life again.

The three estrogens.

Human estrogen is made up of three bioidentical estrogens: estrone (E1), estradiol (E2) and estriol (E3). Estriol makes up 60 to 80 percent of circulating estrogen and provides natural hormonal balance. Estradiol is the estrogen that best relieves hot flashes and related symptoms. Estrone is the primary estrogen after menopause.

What about progesterone?

Progesterone is the oldest known sex hormone, present in everyone, with receptors in nearly every cell of the body. It balances estrogen's effect on the uterine lining, builds new bone tissue, and supports healthy cholesterol levels when combined with estrogen therapy.

Progesterone is not progestin. Progestins are synthetic molecules designed to imitate natural progesterone, and they carry a wide range of side effects: breast tenderness, depression, bloating, migraines and more. Natural progesterone is plant-derived and bioidentical to what your own body produces.

And testosterone?

Testosterone gives a woman her mental clarity, libido, sense of well-being and muscle tone. Without it, women often report mental confusion, weight gain, and weak muscle response even with regular exercise. Restoring it is often the missing piece.