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What is Hormone Replacement Therapy?
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a treatment plan designed to correct hormonal imbalances or deficits that may occur over time. Because HRT is largely underutilized in traditional medicine, and many practitioners aren't well educated in its use and benefits, symptoms of hormonal issues are often misdiagnosed or ignored.
Here at Damn Girl!, we use bio-identical hormones in our replacement therapies. Bio-identical hormones have the same chemical structure as the hormones made naturally in your body. Research indicates that BHRT may offer less side effects than its synthetic hormone counterparts. Studies have linked synthetic hormones (such as Premarin and Conjugated Equine Estrogen) to adverse outcomes such as blood clots and breast cancer.
BHRT can be prescibed in a variety of forms such as creams, patches, pills, patches and troches, depending on your unique health history, the hormones you need and your preference. We offer the option of using compounded hormones so that we can prescribe the exact dosage your body needs instead of having to choose from limited options with standardized dosing. In this way, we offer a BHRT replacement program tailored uniquely to you.
We also partner with local labs to offer you thorough, quality testing to best assess your needs and progress. Standard hormone testing often prescribed lacks many of the lab values required to accurately assess not only hormone deficits, but metabolic complications that can lead to issues with hormone utilization.
WHY CHOOSE BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY?
THE BENEFITS TO REPLACING HORMONE DEFICITS
As we age, our hormones levels start to decline. This is a natural part of aging. As we begin to enter menopause, our reproductive organs gradually stop producing the hormones that gave us the ability to bear children.
So why not just let nature take its course? Because women today outlive our ability to procreate....by decades! And although women are out-living men, unfortunately, our quality of life is statistically worse in our later years than our male counterparts.
Nearly 50% of women will suffer an osteoporotic fracture in her post-menopausal years. Heart disease is the #1 killer of women in the U.S., and women are far more likely than men to suffer from Alzheimer's dementia. Recent research indicates that bio-identical hormones such as estrogen and progesterone can be protective against heart disease, stroke, cancer and neurocognitive disorders.
Every cell in our body has hormone receptors. Research over time has demonstrated that sufficient levels of sex hormones such as estrogen, progesterone, testosterone and DHEA is not only beneficial for relieving the symptoms of pre-, peri-and post-menopause, but for our overall health.
This indicates that not only is it unneccessary to suffer through the symptoms of depeted hormones, but that the replacement of these hormones can protect us against future disease and decline.
Common Symptoms of Hormonal Imbalance
Fatigue
Sleep disturbances
Weight gain
Hair thinning/breakage
Dry, itchy skin
Mood swings/irritability
Irregular periods
Anxiety/depression
Hot flashes/night sweats
Low libido
Joint pain
Cold intolerance
Brittle nails
Brain fog
Headaches
Dry eyes
You are invited to take our quick quiz to find out if your symptoms could be hormone related!
You’ll be connected with a hormone replacement specialist to provide insight on whether HRT could be the solution you’ve been looking for. Click below to get started and take the first step toward feeling your best!
We also invite you to come in for a consultation to find out if BHRT is right for you.
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Damn Girl! Aesthetics provides hormone replacement services for clients in San Antonio, Stone Oak, Hollywood Park, Deerfield Park, Schertz, Shavano Park and the surrounding areas.