How Soon Hormone Replacement Therapy will Start Working?

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How Soon Hormone Replacement Therapy will Start
Working?
Fluctuating hormones is an inevitable side effect
of the aging process for both men and women.
Thankfully, there is a safe solution that can
help to rebalance our hormones so that we look
and feel younger.
Patients seeking hormone replacement often
present with a variety of symptoms ranging from
chronic fatigue and mood swings to dry skin and
weight gain. Since hormones affect almost every
aspect of our being, the symptoms associated with
even a minor imbalance can be debilitating.
Once this balance is restored, patients are
often amazed by how soon they begin to experience
symptom relief.
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Increased energy, better sleep, reduced hot
flashes, restored libido, and improved memory are
just some of the benefits that patients begin to
report soon after treatment. The Typical
Timeline for Seeing Positive Results While some
patients report that they feel symptom relief
within the first few days following their initial
treatment, it is more typical for patients to see
these results at the one-to-two-week mark. How
quickly a person responds to hormone therapy
depends on genetic factors, dosage, and lifestyle
habits. If more than a month has passed and a
patient is not noticing a significant
improvement, the doctor can re-evaluate the
dosage. How Long Do Therapy Results Last? The
most effective form of bioidentical hormone
replacement therapy, which uses pellets, produces
results that last for approximately four months.
It is usually at the 10-to-12-week mark that
symptoms of menopause in women and andropause in
men begin to return, but this can vary.
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For optimal results, we recommend scheduling a
therapy session three times per year. Stretching
out the time between appointment longer than this
can cause an unnecessary dip in hormones and make
it longer for your next round of therapy to take
effect. Ideally, you want to keep your hormones
at a steady level throughout the year to maximize
results. How Bioidentical Hormone Replacement
Works
This life changing therapy employs the same
natural hormones that are found in the human
body. A young, healthy body has an optimal level
of hormones that allows it to function at its
best. With age, these hormones are gradually
depleted, and no amount of diet, exercise, or
supplements alone can replace them.
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The goal of bioidentical hormone replacement
therapy is to bring these hormones back up to the
ideal level they were at in a patients youth.
For this to work, it must first be determined
exactly what hormones are out of balance and by
how much this is what we will delve into at
your initial consultation. Bioidentical vs
Synthetic Hormones Patients often ask if
bioidentical hormones are really any different
from the synthetic hormones that one would find
in birth control pills and in many prescribed HRT
medications. We do believe that the bioidentical
hormones used in our practice are both safer and
more effective than their synthetic
counterparts. Unlike treatments that have been
created synthetically, often using animal
sources, bioidentical hormones have the same
composition as those made naturally by the human
body. They can be compounded from plant, not
animal, sources, and designed to match the exact
molecular structure of human hormones. They can
also be more precisely customized to suit a
patients individual treatment needs.
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The Initial Consultation Your first appointment
will be a consultation during which you can share
your symptoms and concerns, and ask any questions
you may have about the treatment process. It is
important to go into detail about your specific
issues the more information we have, the better
equipped we will be to tailor your dosage
appropriately. What To Expect During Treatment
Once the proper dosage has been determined, your
first treatment appointment will be scheduled. At
this time, a hormone pellet is inserted under the
skin, which is first fully numbed. This is a safe
and painless procedure that takes no more than
ten minutes, but it must still be performed by a
certified medical practitioner.
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• The pellet is normally inserted in the buttocks
  area, but your placement options can be discussed
  with the doctor. We recommend scheduling three of
  these treatment appointments per year. At each
  session, we will first ask you about your symptom
  status to determine if your dosage needs to be
  adjusted. If you seem to be responding very well
  to treatment, your dosage will remain the same
  until further notice.
• Visible Changes Happen
• Hormone imbalance not only causes internal
  physical and emotional issues, but can also leave
  visible signs that are hard to erase. When left
  untreated, plummeting hormones will eventually
  cause some or all of the following physical
  changes
• Dry skin
• Wrinkles
• Weight gain
• Hair loss
• Vaginal dryness
• Bloating

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• Knowing When Its Time for Hormone Replacement
• Diminishing hormones can be responsible for a
  slew of negative health outcomes, but sometimes
  these changes come on so gradually that we
  attribute them to normal aging. Fortunately, this
  is not what the natural aging process needs to
  look like! If you are starting to notice any of
  the following symptoms, these may be signs that
  you should seek treatment
• Decreased libido
• Insomnia
• Persistent fatigue
• Hot flashes
• Depression or anxiety
• Memory problems
• Trouble focusing
• Frequent urination

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