Hormones are essential messengers that regulate many critical bodily functions. When hormones become imbalanced, wide-ranging symptoms and health issues can occur. Many experience fatigue, changes in sleep and mood, loss of sex drive, weight gain, and more. Proper hormone therapy can effectively treat deficiencies or imbalances by replacing needed hormones.
Hormone issues frequently arise from aging, stress, poor diet, inactivity, toxins, genetics, disease, medications, surgery, and other causes. Women's hormone replacement therapy in particular commonly becomes necessary during perimenopause and menopause due to declining estrogen and progesterone. Men's hormone therapy is also increasingly used to relieve low testosterone symptoms like low energy, reduced muscle mass, weak erections, and emotional changes.
Customized bioidentical hormone therapy (BHRT) utilizes lab testing to identify shortfalls, then replicates and restores hormones to optimal levels. Patients report renewed energy, improved sleep, enhanced libido, easier weight management, balanced moods, and an overall better quality of life.
Comprehensive lab testing is essential for accurately assessing hormone status. Renewed Balance Clinic utilizes advanced diagnostics to check levels of key hormones like estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, DHEA, thyroid, cortisol, and more. Testing also evaluates metabolites and other biomarkers to gain precise insight into hormone production, transport, cellular receptors, and metabolic breakdown.
This intensive data allows our practitioners to pinpoint deficiencies, imbalances, and dysfunction for customized treatment. Initial testing establishes baselines, while follow-up monitoring ensures optimal hormone balance is achieved and maintained long-term. We partner with patients for ongoing fine-tuning as needed over months and years.
Once testing indicates areas for improvement, we develop personalized regimens using bioidentical hormones for replenishment. These plant-derived hormones closely match the body’s natural hormones at a molecular level, promoting excellent absorption and utilization.
Treatment is carefully calibrated to restore balance delicately. We avoid excessive dosages that risk side effects. Patience is needed when beginning hormone therapy, as it takes time for deficiencies to develop and time to fully correct them. Most feel progressive improvements over months, providing motivation to persist.
We utilize hormone creams, oral capsules, pellets, patches, and injectables to target needs efficiently. Careful tracking of symptoms and follow up testing guides adjustments. Nutrition, supplements, stress reduction, and fitness plans augment hormone therapy. We also coordinate care with patients’ other practitioners.
Women undergo profound hormone transitions during puberty, adulthood, pregnancy, and eventually perimenopause/menopause. Declining progesterone and estrogen levels lead to many difficult symptoms that greatly disrupt health and quality of life. Restoring balance through professional hormone replacement brings immense relief.
Most women begin perimenopause in their late 30s to late 40s as reproductive capacity wanes. This multi-year transition culminates in menopause around age 50 when ovulation ceases permanently. Fluctuating then falling estrogen/progesterone cause hot flashes, insomnia, vaginal dryness, irregular periods, loss of libido, mood swings, fatigue, weight gain, brain fog, and accelerated aging.
Bioidentical hormone therapy (BHRT) halts and reverses this. Estrogen and often progesterone applied in creams, pills, or pellets relieves symptoms for generally excellent mental clarity, emotional stability, sleep quality, sex drive, body composition, skin quality, energy, and womanhood fulfillment. Treatment must persist long term since menopause is ongoing. We develop maintenance programs for sustaining benefits while minimizing risks. Tracking symptoms and testing helps calibrate dosing through the years.
We support women spanning puberty into adulthood, through pregnancies, nursing, becoming mothers, then eventually the climax of menopause. Consulting us early on establishes balanced baselines for smoother transitions later. We also guide those experiencing side effects from contraceptives, hysterectomies, early menopause from illness/treatment, and related reproductive issues.
While most associate hormone treatment with women, therapies for men and other hormones beyond estrogen/progesterone also offer profound benefits. Replacing deficiencies appropriately improves physical and mental health equally for both genders.
Testosterone powers libido, fertility, strength/muscle development, body composition, bone density, red blood cell production, and cognitive abilities in men. As with estrogen in women, testosterone declines substantially with age, causing Low T symptoms. Supplementation via gels, injections, or pellets alleviates:
Careful treatment tailors dosage to individual needs for noticeable improvements in most patients without excessive levels that could worsen prostate issues or cardiovascular risks.
Thyroid disorders cause fatigue, weight gain, low temperature, constipation, muscle weakness, poor memory, dry skin, and more. Optimizing levels of thyroid hormones T3 and T4 boosts metabolism and reverses related symptoms.
The adrenal glands produce cortisol that regulates blood sugar, immunity, inflammation, and stress response. Low cortisol causes severe fatigue, cravings, low blood pressure, and inability to cope with stress. High cortisol from chronic stress disrupts sleep, provokes anxiety, irritability, weight gain and memory impairment. Correcting adrenal dysfunction brings dramatic improvements in outlook and resilience.
Growth hormone, DHEA, melatonin, and other hormones also influence health and can be supplemented as needed for men and women. Renewed Balance Clinic utilizes extensive testing to identify opportunities then prescribes therapies using bioidentical compounds tailored for patient needs rather than taking a narrow approach.
Hormone balance strongly influences overall wellness and vitality. We support patients comprehensively via customized therapy, nutrition coaching, fitness guidance and coordinating treatment across practitioners to maximize benefits.
The Pittsburgh suburb Lower Burrell offers a scenic, small town environment with vibrant natural parks, walking trails, community centers and more. This encourages active lifestyles for hormone therapy patients. We recommend:
We coach nutrition strategies to control blood sugar, reduce inflammation and promote gut health. Sleep hygiene, stress management and fitness plans augment hormone therapy. We also coordinate treatment with psychiatrists, medical specialists, gynecologists, urologists and general practitioners.
Our practitioners possess specialized training in integrative hormone therapy with decades of experience optimizing patient health via comprehensive regimens. We strive to serve Lower Burrell with attentive, individualized care from initial testing and diagnosis through years of ongoing treatment adjustments and lifestyle guidance. Each person's needs and circumstances are unique - we craft tailored plans reflecting this diversity. Reach out to Renewed Balance Clinic for your initial consultation today to start feeling your best soon!
Hormone therapy can help transgender individuals align their physical characteristics with their gender identity. Many report improved quality of life, including reduced anxiety and depression. However, hormone therapy can also come with side effects like hot flashes, headache, and fatigue. With medical guidance, these are usually manageable. The therapy allows many people to live more authentically.
