While natural and expected, navigating the transition away from menstrual periods as you age isn’t always a smooth journey. If your quality of life has been affected by hot flashes, menstrual irregularities, weight gain, and other age-related struggles, you may be a candidate for bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) at Nuestra Vida Well Living in Junction City, OR.
As a leader in advanced BHRT, Nuestra Vida Well Living is dedicated to helping women in Oregon live their lives to the fullest with a safe, effective, and medically managed hormone replacement program.
As a leader in advanced BHRT, Nuestra Vida Well Living is dedicated to helping women in Oregon live their lives to the fullest with a safe, effective, and medically managed hormone replacement program.
You may be suffering from a hormone imbalance if you are experiencing any of the following common symptoms:
• Hot flashes & night sweats
• Low libido & other sexual dysfunction
• Vaginal dryness
• Fatigue
• Mood swings
• Sleep problems
• Brain fog & trouble focusing
• Weight gain
• Menstrual changes (Irregular periods, heavy periods, infertility)
• Skin changes
• Hair loss or thinning
• Acne
• Hirsutism (facial or body hair)
The endocrine system produces hormones that send messages throughout the body, regulating menstruation, metabolism, moods, stress response, and more. When these powerful chemicals fall even slightly out of balance, women can experience various unwanted symptoms.
Some women may experience menstrual irregularities such as irregular bleeding, heavy bleeding, infertility issues.
As we age, hormone production naturally drops or slows, making hormone imbalance more common. When women start this process, it is called perimenopause, although they may still be having menstrual cycles. Women enter menopause when they have had no menses for one full year and have very low hormone levels.
Bioidentical hormones are derived from plant-based sources, such as Mexican wild yams, that contain a chemical called diosgenin. Compounding pharmacies can chemically convert diosgenin into synthetic bioidentical hormones, such as estradiol, progesterone, and testosterone, which are identical to the natural molecular/chemical structure of the hormones our bodies generate.
BHRT helps women restore a healthy balance to their hormone levels and alleviate symptoms associated with polycystic ovarian syndrome, perimenopause and menopause. Bioidentical hormones have been used for more than 30 years and have a long history of safety and efficacy.
Other underlying conditions, or even medications, could be the cause of certain symptoms, so we require our female patients have a PAP smear if you are sexually active and mammogram (if you qualify) within the past year prior to starting treatment.
