Bioidentical Hormone Therapy

Bioidentical Hormone Therapy in Marietta, GA

Not feeling your most? Bioidentical hormone replacement at our Marietta office may be the answer. Plant-derived compounds closely reflect the hormones your body produced before menopause. So you can feel like your self again!

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Hormone Therapy & Pellets for Menopause

Women suffering from menopause symptoms are looking for menopause treatments to help them “feel like me” again. We replace your natural hormones with bioidentical hormones using bioidentical hormone replacement. Bioidentical hormones can improve sexual desire, provide relief from anxiety and depression, stabilize moods, increase mental clarity, focus and memory, improve your energy and stamina, increase muscle mass, and maintain bone strength.

Bioidentical Hormone therapy is more appealing to women because they are derived naturally, and our bodies can metabolize them properly. With natural bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, women can find relief from symptoms of hormonal imbalance without the risks that come along with synthetic hormones.

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Benefits of Hormone Therapy Pellets

Your Nore provider may begin your therapy with troches (oral) or cremes (topical). These prescriptions can be filled at a pharmacists and are administered by the patient daily.

Many patients ultimately switch to hormone therapy pellets, which are inserted under the skin. This quick procedure can be performed in Nore's office and offers several advantages:

Pellets form a network of blood vessels that picks up the hormone at the pellet source and delivers the hormone throughout your body. So more hormones are delivered when you are exercising or stressed (and need more) than when you are sleeping or relaxed (and needless).
Pellets are absorbed and not swallowed, so there is no liver metabolism.
And the best part...pellets are inserted every three months so you don't have to remember to take your hormones every day!

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HOW ARE PELLETS INSERTED?

Instead of taking them orally, pellets are inserted just under the lower abdominal wall or in the hip area through a small incision and a trochar. This procedure requires local anesthesia. You may need to avoid water sports and baths for several days following insertion and may experience minor bruising. The pellets are slowly metabolized by your system, so you experience a natural, steady release of hormones. They need to be replaced every 3-4 months.

HOW IS THE DOSAGE DETERMINED FOR HORMONE THERAPY?

Hormone therapy is intended to be used at the lowest dosage that is appropriate physiologically and for the shortest amount of time to control the symptoms of perimenopause and menopause in women whose quality of life is negatively affected. Our providers will develop a program especially for you and, when appropriate, will work with you to decide on the safest dosage and duration and the best individualized plan possible.

IS HORMONE THERAPY REPLACEMENT SAFE?

The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) issued a position statement in 2017 that contains guidelines for hormone therapy replacement use. The statement included updated information and new findings since the last issue in 2012. Among the conclusions and new or expanded areas covered in the statement:

Hormone Therapy (HT) remains the most effective treatment for vasomotor symptoms (VMS) and the genitourinary syndrome of menopause.
The risks of HT differ for different women and treatment should be individualized using the best available evidence to maximize benefits and minimize risks, with periodic reevaluation for the benefits and risk of HT continuation.
For women aged <60 years or who are within 10 years of menopause onset, the benefit-risk ratio appears favorable for HT treatment.
The risk of heart disease is greater in women who start HT >10 years after menopause onset or after age 60 years.
Vaginal estrogen or other nonestrogen therapies may be used at any age for prevention or treatment of the genitourinary syndrome or menopause.

WHAT ARE THE SIDE EFFECTS OF HORMONE THERAPY?

Hormone replacement therapy has been widely used for years. Conventional (non-bioidentical) hormone therapy side effects are well documented. There is an overwhelmingly large body of evidence that supports the claim that bioidentical hormone therapy is safer and more effective than synthetic hormone replacement. However, it’s important to remember that no drug, supplement or herb is 100% safe—there is always a chance that you may experience an adverse reaction. That’s why it’s critical for women to consult with a hormone specialist before beginning any hormone therapy regimen, to safeguard themselves from side effects.

For more information about bioidentical hormone therapy and whether or not it may be right for you, read the results of a recent landmark study. This article is shared with permission from Well-Being Magazine. It was originally published in the magazine’s November/December 2017 issue.

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