For most Females, menopause is a time of change. Change is sometimes so abrupt some require and seek treatment with hormones to alleviate hot flashes, fatigue, mood swings and others. This happens because there is a disregulation of female hormones. Hormones are chemical substances that the body makes to preserve homeostasis in the body ( balance ).
Although theoretically hormone balance could be used on any age group, it is really mostly used in adults. Usually menopause, hypothyroidism and fatigue are the conditions that are addressed with this type of supplementation.
Pharmaceutical hormones are usually derivates of non human sources ( example: equine estrogens from horses ).
Bio identical hormones are the exact replica of your hormones that are crafted in the labs. As they are the same as what your body makes, they are arguably deemed to have less side effects than regular pharmaceuticals. NO HORMONE, HOWEVER, IS SIDE EFFECT FREE.
First, as always we need to arrive to a diagnosis. We do so by analysis of the patient’s saliva and or blood to measure hormone levels. Usually we use ZRT, Geneva or Metametrix labs. The bio identical hormones are supplied directly to the patient's address by the Women's International Pharmacy or your own BIOIDENTICAL pharmacy of choice.
For issues such as menopause we can do hormonal replacement therapy without doing saliva testing. Estrogen and Estrogen with progesterone compounds are used commonly and results will be assessed symptomatically.
