Bioidentical hormones are structurally identical versions of the hormones naturally produced by the human body. As we age or develop certain medical conditions, our hormone levels can become imbalanced, leading to unpleasant symptoms. Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) can help restore optimal hormone levels, thereby alleviating deficiency symptoms and promoting better health and quality of life.
At Hormone Harmony Clinic in Mount Pleasant, our experienced medical staff specialize in BHRT using FDA-approved bioidentical hormones tailored to your unique needs. We offer comprehensive testing, close monitoring, and fully personalized treatment plans to help you look and feel your best, now and in the future.
Rebalancing your hormones through personalized bioidentical hormone replacement provides many evidence-based benefits:
At Hormone Harmony Clinic, we use only high quality FDA-approved bioidentical hormones to safely achieve optimal hormone balance. Let's explore the key hormone therapies we offer.
In both men and women, declining testosterone levels lead to troublesome symptoms that negatively impact quality of life:
Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) can effectively alleviate these concerns. With careful monitoring, TRT helps restore strength, physical vigor, cognitive abilities and sexual health. It is one of our most beneficial and life-changing therapies for both men and women.
Declining estrogen and often progesterone levels during perimenopause and post-menopause cause a variety of difficult symptoms:
Estrogen replacement therapy combined with natural progesterone can provide immense symptom relief while also conferring protective effects for heart health, bone density and neurological function.
An underactive thyroid gland leads to hypothyroidism, causing diverse symptoms:
Restoring optimal thyroid hormone levels relieves this broad range of concerns and helps patients feel like themselves again.
DHEA is a precursor hormone that declining levels of which lead to issues like:
DHEA replacement is especially important over age 30 to mitigate various age-related declines.
We also offer customized therapy using melatonin, pregnenolone and other bioidentical hormones to target specific symptoms on an individualized basis.
Our expertise encompasses all major hormones for both men and women. We personalize combinations and dosages to your unique needs.
Maintaining youthful hormone levels through bioidentical hormone replacement is key for sustaining health, function and quality of life as we age. The sooner any imbalances are identified and corrected, the more fully patients can benefit.
At Hormone Harmony Clinic, we provide cutting edge diagnostic testing, monitoring and therapies using only high quality FDA-approved bioidentical hormones to restore your optimal hormonal environment. Let's explore the basics of how this personalized therapy works.
How Bioidentical HRT Works
Bioidentical hormones are not necessarily safer or more effective than synthetic hormones for menopausal symptoms. Bioidentical estrogens and progesterone are chemically identical to hormones naturally made by the ovaries, but custom-compounded bioidentical hormones are unregulated and quality can vary widely between pharmacies.
The first step is specialized blood, saliva and sometimes urine testing to pinpoint your current hormone levels. We measure reproductive hormones like estradiol, testosterone and progesterone as well as key adrenal and thyroid hormones, DHEA, melatonin and more.
Testing provides objective data to identify specific deficient hormones before beginning targeted bioidentical hormone replacement. Follow up testing during treatment enables us to continually adjust dosages to reach and maintain ideal hormone balance.
All hormones eventually decline with age and varying medical conditions. We prescribe personalized combinations and ratios of bioidentical hormones tailored to your deficiencies, lifestyle and health goals.
Our onsite compounding pharmacy prepares customized BHRT prescriptions containing just the bioidentical hormones you require at optimal potencies and high quality standards. This enables gradual normalization of your hormonal environment for ideal symptom relief.
Hormone balance fluctuates over time. We closely track patient symptoms and regularly re-test key levels to make proactive dosage adjustments. The aim is maintaining long term hormonal optimization without excessive highs or lows.
Patients also receive guidance on supporting healthy lifestyle factors like nutrition, movement, stress reduction and sleep hygiene. Our integrative approach addresses the interplay between hormones and total wellbeing.
Hormone Harmony Clinic provides unmatched testing, therapies, monitoring and support for hormone balance restoration, enabling you to thrive for years to come.
Conditions Treated with Bioidentical HRT
Age-related hormonal decline eventually impacts almost everyone. However, certain medical conditions can accelerate hormonal imbalances, causing earlier and more severe symptoms:
The phase nearing menopause called perimenopause brings wildly fluctuating reproductive hormones, setting the stage for often debilitating symptoms years before the final menstrual period. Unrelenting menopausal symptoms then disrupt sleep, mood and daily function at a critical career and family stage of life.
Estrogen replacement therapy with natural progesterone provides immense relief. Restoring hormonal stability can give women their lives back during this transitional period.
Targeted treatment early in perimenopause helps mitigate excessive hormonal ups and downs. We also address adrenal health and thyroid function to minimize uncomfortable symptoms during the menopausal transition.
The male version of menopause, andropause involves steady testosterone decline with age, causing symptoms like fatigue, erectile dysfunction, decreased muscle mass and mental fogginess.
Testosterone replacement effectively alleviates frustrating concerns, enabling active life participation with restored energy and virility. Hormone optimization confers anti-aging protective effects for the heart, brain, muscles and metabolism.
By one’s 40s and 50s, assessing testosterone status is prudent to detect any deficiency early. We offer comprehensive diagnostics and tailored TRT to sustain peak performance.
When overstressed for too long, adrenal glands become dysregulated. Adrenal fatigue brings unrelenting exhaustion with loss of resilience despite adequate rest. Run down immunity with recurrent infections also occurs.
Supporting fatigued adrenals with adaptogenic herbs, mind-body practices and judiciously balancing key adrenal hormones can mitigate distressing tiredness. We identify adrenal dysfunction through testing and correct imbalances for renewed cortisol rhythms and energy reserves.
An underactive thyroid causes symptoms like weight gain, hair loss and fatigue. The high impact autoimmune condition Hashimoto’s disease often underlies such common hypothyroidism.
Detecting thyroid abnormalities early and replacing deficient thyroid hormone helps resolve troublesome concerns. Achieving optimal thyroid function through testing and treatment supports metabolism, cognition and vitality.
In addition to hormones, addressing nutrient deficiencies, food sensitivities, toxins and chronic infections optimizes outcomes. Our integrative care restores thyroid health for body and mind revitalization.
Lifestyle Recommendations for Hormone Balance
Bioidentical hormone replacement rectifies hormonal deficiencies for prompt symptom relief and general wellbeing. Certain lifestyle measures also encourage homeostasis:
What we eat crucially influences hormones and health. An anti-inflammatory whole foods diet abundant in produce, good fats and clean proteins stabilizes hormones, detoxifies the body and provides protective phytonutrients. We offer specialized nutritional guidance for long term balance.
Hormones and sleep regulate one another in a tight feedback loop. Disrupted sleep throws off hormonal circadian rhythms while imbalanced hormones impair sleep quality and duration. We educate patients on key sleep hygiene practices to uphold this delicate bidirectional relationship.
When we face excessive or unrelenting demands and pressures, fight-flight hormones like cortisol override the nuanced regulation required to maintain hormonal homeostasis. Mastering stress management skills like mindfulness, meditation, yoga, nature immersion and social connection helps prevent hormonal chaos.
Being sedentary dysregulates hormone levels over time. Engaging in consistent moderate aerobic activity balances hormones and neurochemicals for ideal physical and mental health. Any movement is beneficial, ideally building up to 30-60 minutes daily. We provide sensible, sustainable exercise guidance.
Adopting supportive lifestyle habits fortifies hormonal gains from treatment for optimal aging. Our expertise encompasses all factors influencing hormone balance.
Hormone Harmony Clinic Bioidentical HRT Specialists
We help patients externally replenish declining hormones for inside-out rejuvenation and wellness through midlife and beyond. With advanced diagnostics and carefully tailored treatment plans using only premier quality bioidentical hormones, we restore optimal hormonal balance for both women and men.
Led by renowned naturopathic hormone experts Dr. Pat Jones, ND and Dr. Sam Erickson, ND, our credentialed practitioners have over 30 years' experience restoring hormone levels for vitality, function and wellbeing. We accept most major insurance plans.
Let us help you recapture the energy, clarity and enjoyment you deserve. Renew your hormones, reignite your health!
