What is hormone optimization?

When your hormones are out of balance, you can experience many symptoms, including sleep disturbances, low mood, and low libido. Hormone optimization is a therapy in which your health specialist prescribes hormones you are lacking to get your hormones back in balance.

Before undergoing hormone optimization therapy, your health specialist will screen you to determine which hormones are lacking. Once your specialist determines what is missing, you will get a prescription for the hormones that need balancing, such as estrogen or progesterone in women, and testosterone in men.

Hormone optimization is for anyone experiencing a hormonal imbalance, especially if theyre above age 30. Women who are undergoing menopause can benefit significantly from hormone replacement therapy since many women undergo an imbalance in their estrogen and progesterone levels at this time.

Men, on the other hand, can see a decline in their testosterone levels as they age. This can be a problem because testosterone plays a significant role in helping maintain focus, energy, and libido.

There are two main forms of hormone therapy: bioidentical hormone therapy and synthetic hormone therapy. Synthetic hormone therapy involves administering man-made hormones, which many health experts consider to be less effective.

At Integrative Health Group, we administer bioidentical hormones. Bioidentical hormones are generally derived from plants and are identical to the hormones your body produces. Furthermore, bioidentical hormones are safer and more effective than synthetic hormones.

To learn more about hormone replacement therapy, book an appointment with Integrative Health Group online or over the phone today.

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