Hormone Replacement Therapy Specialist

What is hormone replacement therapy?

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) involves a realm of treatments or medications that replace the drop in natural production during menopause. Treatments are used to resolve uncomfortable menopause symptoms such as hot flashes and vaginal dryness, and are effective both during or after menopause.

What happens when hormone levels decline?

As a woman’s most critical hormone, estrogen is crucial for optimal body functioning. The drop in hormone levels following menopause can put you at risk for many age-related health conditions, such as:

• Osteoporosis
• Heart disease
• Colon cancer
• Alzheimer's disease
• Impaired vision
• Parkinson's disease

The hormone imbalance resulting from menopause can also produce symptoms such as loss of skin elasticity, bone shrinkage, moodiness, and cognitive decline.

Which hormone replacement therapy is best?

Starting as soon as your late 30s or early 40s, your hormone levels drop drastically, inciting symptoms such as vaginal dryness and hot flashes. The purpose of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is to avoid such a dramatic bodily change and help prevent or minimize symptoms.

Hormone replacement therapy isn’t a one-size-fits-all treatment plan. Instead, Dr. Ann Cha sits down with you and evaluates your entire medical history, as well as your current symptoms. She generally starts with the most conservative HRT solutions and changes your dosages as needed. Your HRT treatment can include:

• BioTe® pellets
• Bio identical hormone replacement therapy, including pellets and creams
  
• Vaginal creams, rings, or suppositories

Dr. Ann Cha could even prescribe non-hormonal medications, nutraceutical, and lifestyle changes to help minimize some of your menopausal symptoms. For instance, you may benefit from certain types of anti-seizure medications or high blood pressure medications that are known for minimizing the severity of agonizing hot flashes.

What are benefits of BioTe?

BioTe is one of the most popular types of hormone replacement therapy offered at Women’s Health Specialists of North Atlanta. This revolutionary hormone pellet therapy involves implanting hormone pellets under your skin to balance hormones in your body and ease the effects of aging. These estrogen or testosterone pellets release all-natural, bio-identical hormones that are gradually metabolized into your body that can help with:

• Hot flashes
• Mood swings
• Weight gain
• Maintenance of lean muscle mass
• Vaginal atrophy or dryness
• Brittle bones (osteoporosis)

By employing a consistent delivery method that provides sustained levels of hormones, BioTe pellet therapy inhibits the roller-coaster effect of hormones that are sometimes common in some other methods. Once inserted, the BioTe pellets deliver steady levels of bio-identical hormones into your bloodstream 24/7, for up to five months.

The continuous supply of familiar hormones to your body significantly reduces the chance of adverse side effects. Precise dosing is the key to BioTe’s effectiveness though, which is why Dr. Ann Cha carefully monitors your progress and regularly schedules follow-up visits.

Find out which type of hormone replacement therapy is right for you by scheduling an evaluation at Women’s Health Specialists of North Atlanta. Book either online or over the phone.