As a woman ages, the physical changes that occur as hormone levels decrease, can lead to many sexual wellness issues, thankfully hormone optimization can help.

Women approaching or in menopause, can face lack of libido, vaginal dryness, and many other conditions related to female sexual dysfunction of FSD.

However, with the right hormone optimization treatment, the menopausal years do not have to mean an end to a satisfying sex life!

One of the most common complaints of pre and post-menopausal sexual problems is painful intercourse due to vaginal dryness. Hormone replacement therapy via the use of estrogen containing creams, patches or sub-dermal pellets have proven to be a very effective treatment in increasing lubrication in women.

Interestingly enough, women approaching menopause oftenhave a decrease in estrogen and testosterone. Testosterone is usually thought of only as a male hormone. However, it is also produced and needed by womens bodies.

Decreasing levels of testosterone in menopausal women can lead to lack of libido, or a decreased interest in sex. Low testosterone is also related to some of the other typical symptoms of menopause such as; hot flashes, loss of energy, and mental fog.

For women experiencing these and other symptoms, bioidentical replacement hormone therapy that combines estrogen and testosterone is a very good option.

For a long time women feared hormone replacement therapy (HRT), due to mostly false reports that HRT increased the risk of breast cancer or heart disease. Recently this link has been largely disproven.HRT poses no additional cancer risk in most women.

Women should not suffer from a dissatisfied sex life, or other symptoms of menopause due to a misunderstanding about the risks vs. the benefits of HRT.

Now that you know the truth about HRT and sexual wellness, the question often becomes, how I should receive my HRT?

The two most common forms of HRT for women suffering from painful intercourse and/or vaginal dryness comes in the form of topical creams or gels, or as sub-dermal pellets.

Hormone replacement pellets are inserted in the fat layer under the skin near your hip. HRT pellets are designed to release their hormones slowly, in intervals. This is more like your body releases hormones.

The pellet acts almost like an artificial gland, releasing its hormones over time, and speeding up or slowing down the release in response to external stimulus.

Beyond releasing hormones in a more natural and balanced way, in studies, women have said they like the pellets better than the hassles of messy creams and gels.

Another significant advantage of hormone replacement pellets over other delivery methods is they can be used to deliver combinations of different hormones. Women who have used combination pellets that contain both estrogen and testosterone, report a renewed interest in sex. I have had patient tell me they are enjoying the best sex ever since being on the pellets!

The pellets are very small, only a little bigger than a grain of rice. They are inserted using a very small and painless incision, which does not leave a noticeable scar.

In addition to the relief of sexual dysfunction issues, the combination testosterone and estrogen pellets relieve many of the other symptoms of menopause, such as hot flashes and night sweats.

Beyond that, HRT pellets for women also have been shown to:

Recent published studies have concluded that low dose HRT significantly improves the vaginal dryness, the sexual wellness, and the overall quality of life of post-menopausal women.

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Hormone Optimization - For Great Sex After Menopause