HORMONE THERAPY FOR WOMEN
Floriday's Best Hormone Replacement and Optimization Therapy
As you enter menopause in your 40s, your body undergoes a reduction in estrogen production, leading to uncomfortable symptoms that can significantly impact your quality of life. Many women encounter hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness, and mood swings during the perimenopausal and menopausal stages. Other unwelcome symptoms may include urinary urgency, insomnia, as well as dry skin and eyes.
Addressing these symptoms and prioritizing your well-being can be achieved through hormone replacement therapy. By introducing the female hormones no longer naturally produced by your body, you can navigate through menopause more comfortably. Additionally, hormone replacement therapy effectively addresses osteoporosis, a condition that commonly begins in a woman’s 40s and 50s.
You may have found that hormone replacement treatments often focus on estrogen and progesterone levels. In reality, you really need a balance of all three hormones: estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone.
What are the Benefits of HRT?
There are incredible benefits of Hormone Replacement therapy for women that every female needs to know about, including:
- Thickening hair
- Decreasing body fat
- Strengthening bones
- Rebuilding lean body mass
- Increasing energy and stamina
- Increasing sex drive and pleasure sensations
- Improving pain receptors for pain management
- Lowering triglyceride and LDL cholesterol levels
- Improving cognitive functions, including memory and focus
- Reducing menopause symptoms such as night sweats and hot flashes
Types of Hormone Therapy:
Hormone replacement therapy comes in two primary types, each offering various delivery methods. EPT therapy (estrogen plus progestogen) is prescribed for women with a uterus, providing symptomatic relief while also protecting against uterine or endometrial cancer. Women without a uterus, typically those who have undergone a hysterectomy, receive estrogen-only therapy.
Systemic hormone therapy delivers estrogen throughout the body through diverse delivery systems. This approach, employing higher estrogen doses, effectively targets the most common and bothersome menopausal symptoms.
Most women opt for oral hormone replacement therapy, taking a daily estrogen pill. Alternatively, an estrogen patch can be applied to the abdomen, continuously delivering estrogen through the skin. Topical creams, sprays, or gels are also available, applied to the arms or legs for estrogen absorption.
For those preferring a localized approach, low-dose preparations are available for addressing symptoms specific to the vaginal area. These can be in the form of daily or several times a week vaginal creams, periodic vaginal tablets, or longer-lasting vaginal rings requiring replacement every few months.
Doctors typically initiate hormone replacement therapy with the lowest effective dose, adjusting based on individual responses. Starting HRT around the onset of menopause maximizes benefits while minimizing risks.
Benefits Of Hormone Therapy
Numerous studies have validated the efficacy of bioidentical hormone replacement therapy in alleviating many challenging menopausal symptoms. It mitigates hot flashes and night sweats, ensuring you remain comfortable without unexpected discomfort. Moreover, hormone therapy enhances sleep quality and maintains skin moisture, resulting in softer skin.
Hormone replacement therapy also combats vaginal dryness and itching, allowing for a normal sex life without the pain associated with vaginal atrophy. It alleviates the thinning of vaginal walls, a common occurrence during menopause, and may contribute to an increased libido.
Beyond symptom relief, hormone replacement therapy has been proven to protect against osteoporosis, reducing the risk of fractures and minimizing joint pain associated with aging. Furthermore, it exhibits benefits in shielding women from heart disease, dementia, colon cancer, stroke, and diabetes, promoting emotional well-being.
*Specific results are not guaranteed. Individual results may vary.