Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy

Bioidentical Hormone Replacement

For a lot of people, the appearance and processes of their bodies tend to show signs of aging and wear throughout the middle-age years. As time passes, the body’s normal production of hormones may become weakened. Hormone production may become unbalanced, creating too much of one hormone, or perhaps not enough of another. When hormones fall below or shoot above a person’s regular level (as each individual’s hormone levels are different and unique to their body), they can start to experience uncomfortable or unpleasant symptoms. These symptoms and imbalances may cause unhealthy diseases and conditions to surface or develop in your later years.
These scenarios are where Hormone replacement therapy becomes a viable option, and for many patients seeking relief. This treatment has been a game-changer in reducing (or eliminating altogether) many symptoms that come with the effects of aging. In women, bioidentical hormone therapy has relieved menopause symptoms that include weight gain, mood swings and hot flashes. In men, andropause symptoms like muscle loss, fatigue and erectile dysfunction have been effectively treated with the help of hormone therapy as well.

Because of their ability to achieve favorable results without the harmful side effects of synthetic hormone therapy, bioidentical hormone therapy treatments have continuously increased in popularity over the last twenty years. Unlike synthetic hormones, bioidentical hormones are derived from natural resources like yams and soy. They are also intended to be fundamentally identical to natural hormones made within the human body, hence the term, “bio-identical”. Because it is so replicable, the effectiveness of the treatment is significantly higher.

Bioidentical hormone therapy (BHT) is a safer, more effective alternative to synthetic hormones, as it carries less risk of negative side effects on clinical outcomes related to breast health, bone health, and cardiovascular and brain function than synthetic hormones do. Because of their safety and usefulness, bioidentical hormone therapy is quickly increasing in popularity not only in the United States, but in countries all over the globe.