Hormone Replacement Therapy

What is hormone replacement therapy?

Hormone replacement therapy, or HRT, addresses hormone imbalances in your body. Transcend Total Body Rejuvenation focuses on restoring balance using precision-targeted hormone treatments.

Hormones carry signals that trigger responses in your body’s organs and tissues. For example, the female sex hormones estrogen and progesterone manage reproduction, including menstruation and menopause. The male sex hormone testosterone controls functions like sex drive, sperm production, and body hair growth.

If these or other hormones become unbalanced, it can cause wide-ranging problems, some of which are life-changing or even life-threatening. The expert HRT therapies Transcend Total Body Rejuvenation uses reduce or eradicate symptoms caused by hormonal fluctuations, enhancing quality of life.

What problems can HRT treat?

One of hormone replacement therapy’s primary uses is in reducing menopause symptoms. Menopause occurs when a woman is in her late forties and early fifties. Periods stop because estrogen and progesterone slows significantly, and women can no longer bear children. Menopause and the time leading up to it (perimenopause) often cause problems like:

• Hot flashes
• Problems sleeping
• Night sweats
• Fatigue
• Depression
• Vaginal dryness
• Changes in libido (sex drive)
• Drying, thinning hair and skin

Men sometimes go through a similar experience in mid-life called andropause (male menopause). This doesn’t prevent men from fathering children, but the reduction in testosterone can cause many of the same symptoms as menopause. Men may also experience a loss of muscle mass, erectile dysfunction, and hair loss.

In addition, hormonal imbalances cause several other common chronic disorders, including hypothyroidism and diabetes.

With hypothyroidism, the thyroid gland produces insufficient hormones, causing similar symptoms to menopause. People with diabetes don’t make enough of the hormone insulin, or their bodies become resistant to it, meaning they can’t control the sugar levels in their blood. Both these conditions are manageable using supplementary hormones.

What does hormone replacement therapy involve?

The Transcend Total Body Rejuvenation team completes a thorough physical exam and medical history review to determine if you’re a good candidate for hormone replacement therapy. Not everyone is; for example, a history of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or breast cancer might make HRT inadvisable.

If your provider agrees that HRT is a good choice, they can supply it in various forms, including oral pills, patches, and injections. They’ll go over the features and benefits of each method so you can make an informed choice.

Call Transcend Total Body Rejuvenation to learn more about HRT’s benefits, or schedule a consultation online today.