Bioidentical HRT for Women
At Sol Y Luna, we address a woman’s individual hormone replacement needs based on testing, history, and current symptoms and then develop an individually tailored treatment regimen that must be continually optimized. Every woman’s body responds differently to dosage and delivery route of hormone replacement, so each regimen requires adjustment and monitoring for her to feel as revitalized as possible. Optimized health and wellness is best achieved by replacing a woman’s declining hormones with a form that her body recognizes immediately, or bioidentical hormones, until her body “sings” again. Harmony with the hormones is then rounded out with good nutrition choices, exercise, and stress reduction
We use only bioidentical hormones, the ones your body have made for years and have now started to decline. A woman with premenstrual symptoms, fibroids, or perimenopausal (usually from around the age of 35 to her last period) symptoms may only need replacement of one hormone (progesterone), where a postmenopausal woman will need replacement with three (estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone). When replacing estrogen, we usually use a mixture of two estrogens called bi-est that more closely mimics a woman’s hormonal composition when she was premenopausal. Delivery of these hormones is usually in the form of a transdermal cream or hormone pellets place just under the skin. Every woman is individually evaluated and followed for absorption, levels in her body, preference of treatment delivery, and symptom relief.
A panel of saliva and blood spot tests evaluates each woman. All testing can be performed on samples easily self collected by the woman. A thorough medical, social, and nutritional history is taken and current symptoms are extensively reviewed.We take the time to give you detailed current information about the risks and benefits of hormone replacement, considering your particular medical/family history and lifestyle. Each woman will spend on average an hour face-to-face with her clinician during the initial consultation.
We continually monitor every woman’s levels to ensure that an optimal amount is being absorbed, depending on your particular metabolism. We work with you on at least a monthlybasis until you are on a steady regimen, adjusting doses as your needs change with age.
At Sol Y Luna,we also evaluate and monitor each woman’s entire hormonal system, and take into account how hormones affect one another when making adjustments. An initial evaluation and discussion may also involve thyroid function, stress hormones produced from the adrenal glands, hormone precursors such as DHEA and Pregnenolone, and insulin sensitivity. Treatment may include temporary or permanent replacement of these hormones and recommendations for non-medicinal ways to improve hormone production and function.
We work with several compounding pharmacies both locally and nationwide to provide a tailor made regimen for each woman and devise a plan including hormone replacement, a healthy diet, nutritional supplementation, exercise, and stress reduction. In the last 100 years we’ve added years to our life, let us help you add life to your years.
