Hormone Replacement Therapy In San Diego

For most women, HRT is an effective way of managing menopause symptoms. It also provides long-term health benefits, reducing the risk of osteoporosis and, for many, heart disease.  The small risks of HRT are generally far outweighed by the benefits.

HRT is an effective way of managing menopause symptoms, such as:

• Hot flushes and night sweats
• Low mood and anxiety
• Brain fog and memory issues
• Vaginal dryness
• Painful sex
• Loss of libido/sex drive
• Bladder issues
• Skin, tissue, and joint quality
• Joint and muscle aches and pains

Before menopause, your ovaries produce three main types of hormones:

• Oestrogens (for example, oestradiol)
• Progestogens (for example, progesterone)
• Androgens (for example, testosterone)

The loss of oestrogens that results in most menopause symptoms. HRT aims to replace the declining levels of estrogen and helps to reduce your menopause symptoms. It also has long-term health benefits, more crucial than ever as women’s life expectancy is increasing.

There are 2 main types of HRT:

• Combined HRT (estrogen and progestogen)
• Estrogen-only HRT

There are several ways that estrogen can be taken, including:

• tablets – which can be taken by mouth
• a patch that you stick on your skin
• estrogen gel – which is applied to the skin and absorbed
• estrogen spray – which is applied to the forearm

Progestogen is available as:

• combined with estrogen in tablets
• combined with estrogen in patches
• separately as tablets or a progestogen releasing coil

Many individuals report improvements within weeks, with full benefits manifesting over months.

Absolutely, we tailor a hormone program based around your needs with frequent office visits, lab follow ups and check ins to ensure our patients are staying on the right track.