Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a treatment that replenishes hormones when your body is unable to produce adequate amounts on its own. As we age, hormone levels decline causing various symptoms that affect quality of life. HRT can help relieve troublesome menopausal symptoms, protect long-term health, and improve your sense of well-being.
Balance Hormone Center in Hillsboro offers customized hormone optimization therapy to help you regain optimal hormone levels and feel like yourself again. Whether you are experiencing symptoms of perimenopause, menopause, or andropause (male menopause), our experienced physicians can develop a personalized treatment plan to meet your needs.
Hormones are chemical messengers that regulate many vital body functions. They influence growth, metabolism, reproduction, cognition, and more. When certain hormones become deficient, you may experience:
Hormone replacement therapy can relieve these symptoms by restoring hormones like estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, DHEA, thyroid, melatonin, and growth hormone to more youthful levels.
There are several delivery methods including oral capsules, creams, gels, pellets, patches, and injections. Your Balance Hormone Center physician will determine the optimal dosage and method to meet your needs.
For women, declining estrogen is often the main culprit behind unpleasant perimenopausal and menopausal symptoms. Estrogen therapy can provide relief by:
"I feel like myself again thanks to HRT! No more hot flashes and I have my energy back."
Adding progesterone counterbalances estrogen's effects on the uterus and prevents overgrowth of the uterine lining.
HRT may also protect long-term health. Observational studies show estrogen therapy started early in menopause may reduce heart disease, osteoporosis, colon cancer, macular degeneration, and Alzheimer's disease.
"My quality of life has drastically improved since starting HRT. I feel healthier and more vibrant now in my 50s than I did in my 30s!"
For men over 40, testosterone levels decline about 1% per year. This slow depletion of testosterone can result in many symptoms including:
Testosterone replacement therapy can reverse these declines. Clinical studies show benefits such as:
"My energy and performance is through the roof thanks to testosterone therapy!"
Recent research has shown that hormone replacement therapy may help protect postmenopausal women against cognitive decline and dementia. While previously feared to increase dementia risk, properly timed HRT can now be considered a preventive strategy against cognitive impairment in women undergoing the menopausal transition.
Thyroid hormone regulates metabolism, energy, weight, mood, and cholesterol levels. Low thyroid often causes fatigue, weight gain, dry skin, constipation, and depression.
DHEA is an adrenal hormone that peaks in your 20s then declines. Supplementing DHEA can enhance energy, immunity, mood, bone strength, and inflammatory balance.
Growth hormone fuels growth and cell regeneration. As we age, growth hormone depletion contributes to increased body fat, muscle loss, wrinkling, osteoporosis, cardiac decline, and neurodegeneration.
Melatonin regulates sleep/wake cycles and is often used to improve sleep quality.
The skilled physicians at Balance Hormone Center conduct thorough lab testing and medical exams to identify your specific hormone deficiencies and imbalances.
We take the time to listen to your needs and goals for treatment. Therapy is customized just for you based on your lab results, symptoms, medical history, lifestyle and preferences.
At Balance Hormone Center you get:
We offer a variety of hormone preparations including oral capsules, sublingual drops, topical gels, creams, pellets and injections. Pellet therapy provides steady hormone levels for 3-6 months from a single insertion.
The process begins with baseline blood tests to measure your hormone levels. A full lab panel checks reproductive hormones, thyroid, adrenal hormones, nutrients like vitamin D, and markers of heart and metabolic health.
Next comes a consultation visit with your Balance Hormone Center physician to review your lab results, medical history, and treatment goals. Your doctor will perform a physical exam and recommend an individualized regimen to restore hormonal balance.
Hormone therapy is then started at a low dose and gradually increased over 4-6 weeks to reach optimal levels. Follow up blood work and exams ensure your body is responding well. The dosage may be adjusted over the first months to fine tune your treatment.
Once hormone levels stabilize, you'll continue at the maintenance dosage with periodic monitoring. Most patients feel dramatically better within a few weeks!
In addition to hormone therapy, your health requires regular checkups, screening tests, vaccinations, and lifestyle support. The clinicians at Balance Hormone Center offer comprehensive wellness care tailored to your needs including:
We also coordinate care with your other healthcare providers to ensure continuity.
Don't let hormone imbalance drag you down. Regain your energy, health and passion for life with expert treatment from Balance Hormone Center!
Our goal is to help you feel youthful, vibrant and wholly yourself in midlife and beyond. With hormone optimization therapy and preventive care, you can thrive and enjoy the prime of your life for many years to come.
We welcome the opportunity to meet with you and learn about your health needs. Our caring team is here to listen and help you restore hormonal harmony.
Please contact Balance Hormone Center at xxx-xxx-xxxx to schedule an initial consultation. We look forward to caring for you!
For women, hot flashes, vaginal dryness, mood swings, sleep disturbances, fatigue, and weight gain. For men, low libido, erectile dysfunction, depression, muscle loss, belly fat, low energy.
Relief of symptoms, improved quality of life, enhanced mood and cognition, increased energy, preserved bone mass, reduced heart disease and cancer risk.
Orally, transdermally with gels/creams, via pellet implants, shots/injections, vaginal inserts, troches, and more. Your doctor will advise the best delivery method for you.
Most patients report significant improvement in symptoms within 1-3 months. Positive effects continue to build over the first year of therapy.
There are some increased health risks from unopposed estrogen or testosterone therapy. Balance Hormone Center physicians minimize risks by using bioidentical hormones in appropriate doses and balancing different hormones.
