Charlotte Menopause Specialists at Integrity Wellness MD use bioidentical hormone replacement therapy to treat the symptoms of menopause, perimenopause and hormone imbalances for women in Charlotte.
Declining and imbalanced hormones can significantly impact physical and emotional wellbeing of women effected by aging, menopause, perimenopause, thyroid, endocrine conditions and more. Unfortunately, traditional medical treatments only focus on managing symptoms instead of solving the root cause, leaving women feeling frustrated and resigned to just suffer through it. Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy is a Safe and Natural Treatment to End Menopause Suffering!
Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy naturally corrects hormonal decline and imbalances to relieve and eliminate the source of your symptoms, instead of just smoothing over your discomforts. Bioidentical hormones offer a healthy and natural treatment for women experiencing menopausal symptoms, and can help them to experience dramatic improvement in their quality of life.
Integrity Wellness MD has helped numerous Charlotte women eliminate symptoms of menopause, perimenopause and hormone imbalance with natural bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. Call (980) 701-9228 to schedule a consultation today!
Symptoms of Menopause and Perimenopause
Many of the symptoms listed below present themselves slowly. Perhaps you’ve had a few rough nights without sleep or you feel more stressed about your job than usual. These symptoms are easy to dismiss, and in fact they may have little to do with your hormone levels. However, if these symptoms persist or if you experience several of them simultaneously, it is worthwhile to have your hormones checked at Integrity Wellness MD of Charlotte to determine whether declining hormones is the cause of your troubles. Menopause and Perimenopause cause many symptoms and is different for each woman experiencing it but the most common symptoms include:
Benefits of Bioidentical Hormones
Bioidentical hormones benefit the female body in a multitude of ways. Because of the way that these natural hormones identically match the hormones in the human body, women experience little to no side effects when undergoing Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy.
They Are Natural and Bio-Identical To Your Own Hormones
Bioidentical hormones are derived from a natural plant source and are an exact chemical match to the hormones that your body produces naturally. Bioidentical Hormones are preferable to synthetic hormones (which are produced in a lab) because your body treats them exactly the same as if they were its own. Synthetic hormones also include added compounds so that they can be patented, which means you are getting unnecessary added chemical components.
Better Sleep is Essential to Better Health
Healthy hormone levels are critical to maintaining healthy sleep cycles. When your body loses sync with its normal sleep schedule, you can get stuck in a feedback loop where losing sleep disrupts healthy hormone production, which disrupts your sleep even further. Balancing your hormones can help get you back on a healthy sleeping schedule and improve your overall wellbeing.
Reduce Cravings and Lose Weight More Easily
Low estrogen levels can make it hard to lose weight. This is because estrogen is stored in fat cells, and when your body naturally begins producing less estrogen it attempts to hold onto the fat in order to preserve as much estrogen as possible. By receiving bioidentical estrogen through BHRT, your body will recognize the new source of estrogen and allow the fat to come off.
Better Moods – Feel Your Best
Our moods are informed by a complex web of factors. Day to day our moods shift along with our personal experiences. Being in a bad mood isn’t necessarily a sign of hormone imbalance; however, experiencing erratic changes in your mood or consistently feeling sour when you would normally feel upbeat are signs that something internal is disrupting your moods. By balancing your hormones, you can improve your brain chemistry and get back to feeling like yourself again.
Improved Memory and Reduced Brain Fog
When sleep comes easy, cravings that kick you off your healthy diet are settled, and you’re energy is bolstered, cognitive function also improves and the result includes your capacity for recall and enhanced concentration. Your total hormonal balance is the key that unlocks your ability to focus and prevent important life details and events from slipping your mind.
Raise Libido and Regain Sex Drive
Sex drive is innately linked to hormone production, especially testosterone. So, when your hormones are out of balance, your desire for sex and physical contact, in general, can wane. This can lead to further symptoms of depression, overall changes in your mood and issues in your intimate relationships. Bringing your hormones back into balance can help to reignite your libido.
Treating Menopause and Perimenopause with BHRT
While hormone replacement therapy can’t stop your body from going through this natural process, it can help to reduce or eliminate many of the associated symptoms. Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy is a particular form of hormone replacement therapy that uses, as the name suggests, bioidentical hormones.
Bioidentical hormones are hormones derived from natural sources such as soy and yams, but what makes them truly unique is that they are chemically identical to the natural hormones that your body normally produces. This means that when you give your body bioidentical hormones to supplement those that your body is not producing, it really can’t tell the difference! This is not the case with synthetic hormones. Synthetic hormones are not identical to your body’s natural hormones. Synthetic hormones are altered with unnatural chemical components so that their formulas can be patented by their manufacturers. Many women have tried synthetic hormones but later switched to bioidentical hormones because of adverse side-effects caused by the synthetic hormones.
Bioidentical Hormones Used to Treat Menopausal Symptoms
- Estriol:It is formed in the liver and is less potent than estradiol, but is very important for vaginal and bladder health.
- Estradiol: This is the major form of estrogen produced by your ovaries, which means that the lack of it causes the majority of troublesome symptoms. It is the primary female sex hormone but it also affects many other tissues, including bone.
- Progesterone: Your body naturally releases progesterone in the second half of your menstrual cycle. It is also responsible for helping to sustain a pregnancy. When Progesterone and estrogen are in balance in the second half of your cycle, you are less likely to experience PMS or heavy periods. In perimenopause and menopause, progesterone helps you feel calm, sleep well, and “feel yourself”.
- Testosterone: Although primarily a male hormone, testosterone is present in smaller amounts in women. Lack of testosterone balance affects energy levels, sexual desire, muscle tone and the overall sense of well-being.
- Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA): This hormone is produced by the brain and helps to create sex hormones in both genders. Balancing the level of DHEA in your body helps fight depression, obesity, and osteoporosis. DHEA can also help with energy, stamina and resiliency.