Every woman transitions from menstruation to perimenopause to menopause. At the beginning of the transition from menstruation to perimenopause, you may begin to notice uncomfortable symptoms that just won’t go away. These symptoms are being caused by the reduction of progesterone and estrogen that happens naturally as a woman ages. Eagles Landing OB/GYN can help with bioidentical hormone replacement therapy designed to reduce the uncomfortable symptoms of perimenopause and menopause.
Why Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy?
For decades, physicians prescribed hormone replacement therapy to women who suffered from severe perimenopause and menopausal symptoms, as well as to women who received total hysterectomies. What they didn’t know at the time was how dangerous hormone replacement therapy can be. Traditional hormone replacement therapy increases your risk of breast and uterine cancer. So much so, that it is only prescribed under certain situations in today’s medicine.
Signs I Need Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy
Studies have shown that bioidentical hormone replacement therapy is a much safer option. This therapy does not come with the same cancer risks as traditional HRT. Many women find that they feel much better after they have had their hormone levels tested and replaced the missing hormones with bioidentical hormones. Signs bioidentical hormone replacement therapy might help you include
- Hot flashes, night sweats, sensitivity to hot and cold
- Vaginal atrophy, vaginal dryness, pain during sex
- Burning or itching during intercourse
- A reduction in your sex drive/libido
- Inexplicable weight gain despite dieting and exercise
- Bone loss/osteoporosis
- Painful and tender muscles and joints
- Anxiety, irritability, uncontrollable anger
- Other mood changes such as depression or feelings of worthlessness
- Difficulty sleeping/insomnia
- Increased hair on your face and arms
- Hair loss/thinning hair/thin skin
- Weepiness/quick to cry
- Foggy thinking, confusion, sleepiness
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
You may have seen the commercial on television where a woman discusses the fact that she feels as if her body has been invaded by body snatchers. Many of our patients describe feeling this way when they’ve entered into perimenopause. Your body changes and you won’t feel like yourself. The important thing to understand is that this is perfectly normal and you don’t have to put up with it.
Your path to feeling like yourself again requires a couple of tests and a little bit of patience. Once we’ve determined which hormones need to be replaced in your body, we will put you on a low dose of bioidentical hormones to begin to raise the levels back to where they were when you were younger. Trust us here at Eagles Landing OB/GYN in Stockbridge, GA. This therapy can help you feel better.
