Hormone Replacement Therapy

Bio-identical Hormone Replacement Therapy: In my practice, I see many patients with hormone imbalances. These imbalances are not limited to patients with hot flashes, night sweats, low energy, mood swings, depression and anxiety, excessive gain or loss weight, irritability, dry skin, headaches, lipid changes, insomnia, uncomfortable symptoms associated with the menstrual cycles, mental cloudiness, loss of memory, hair loss, pain with intercourse, complains of sexual libido, aching muscles and many more other symptoms. These and other complains could be symptoms of hormone imbalances.

Remember the peak of our hormone levels is about 27 years of age and after that, the hormone levels decline to lower levels during the menopause and the andropause. Each person is unique  in the way they  experience  the stages of life. Everyone produces  hormones and responds to hormones in a very individualize and specific way.

The traditional approach on replacing hormones is with pharmaceuticals and most of these products are unnatural at least to the human beings. Although they can eliminate symptoms, they do not replace the loss of natural hormones.

When we discuss natural hormone replacement therapy, we are talking about the estrogens, the progesterone, the androgens, the adrenal hormones, but we should not forget about the thyroid, the growth hormone, and many other hormones that place an important role in our wellbeing.

Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy is the replacement of identical human body hormones when necessary. These bio-identical hormones are general made from plants oils such as the Mexican jams. There are also other natural herbal products that can help balance our chemical changes when in need as black cohosh, don qua, licorice root, chashberry, valerian root, saw palmetto, gingko biloba, ginseng, choline, EPA (eicosapentanoic), and DHA (docosahexaenoic) to name a few.

During the care of Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy, Dr. Llanos help his patients to limit their exposure to xeno-estrogens, to loose fat or adipose tissue where we store these toxins. It is known that the adipose tissue function as an endocrine organ produces estrogens and other substances that contribute to the syndrome or estrogen dominant and other non-healthy conditions. In addition, Dr. Llanos will help you with supplements to reduce the excess of toxic estrogens in the blood stream.

The care that Dr. Llanos gives to his patients during the bio-identical hormones replacement therapy is very integrated and individualized. A functional laboratory evaluation combine with a unique holistic approach in the care of his Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy allow the patient the opportunity to experience a more harmonious wellbeing.

There are no studies to find the relationship between Bio-Identical Hormones and cancer. There are numerous benefits from a well balance bio-identical hormone replacement therapy. We know that some synthetic estrogens and progestin, no progesterone has been associated with breast cancer.

In the experience of our lives, we always need to make decisions between the risk and the benefits. There are challenges that we encounter in our paths for more self-growth and more wellbeing. Hormone Replacement Therapy is part of our challenges in life.