Hormone Optimization
for Women

A woman’s hormone levels change on a monthly basis and especially during developmental phase from puberty to pregnancy to perimenopause. These changes can cause mood swings, weight gain, depression, anxiety, brain fog and sleep and energy disruptions, making you feel like you’re not even yourself anymore. Hormone optimization therapy, including the use of bio-identical hormones, is designed to restore this delicate hormone balance, and get you back to feeling like yourself.

But achieving hormone balance through hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) is about much more than how you feel. Estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone play a major role in balancing and optimizing a women’s hormones. Yes, testosterone matters for women too! Balancing hormones protects heart, brain, skin, cholesterol, glucose, musculoskeletal health and colorectal health and bone health. It even reduces the risk of cancer and Alzheimer’s, improves cholesterol levels, and reduces the risk of osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease.

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Do You Have a Hormone Imbalance?

Navigating the complexities of hormonal imbalances can feel overwhelming, yet it's a common experience for many women. Unfortunately, it’s often overlooked, misunderstood, and grossly undertreated by the medical community, and the effects are wrongly attributed to other causes. Sadly, less than 10% of menopausal women are treated, this is unacceptable. This imbalance can complicate the pursuit of a healthy lifestyle, especially when it comes to balancing hormones for weight loss, an aspect that's crucial yet frequently overlooked.

Some common signs of hormone imbalance in women include:

  • Brain fog
  • Low thyroid function
  • Weight gain or loss
  • Acne
  • Menstrual cycle problems
  • Menopause symptoms
  • Anxiety and depression
  • Mood swings
  • Dry skin
  • Thinning hair
  • Low libido
  • Pain during intercourse
  • Sleep disturbances

How Do We Treat Female Hormone Imbalance?

Dr. Russo started Essenza Health because she wasn’t feeling like herself and needed something to change. She was Patient One, as we like to say. So, she knows exactly how you’re feeling and has built her entire practice around helping others feel better just as she did for herself.

The Essenza Team begins all treatments with comprehensive lab work that can help identify specific imbalances. This, combined with the patient’s health history and symptoms, allows us to create a custom treatment plan. Once that plan is in motion, we will closely monitor progress and make any adjustments needed to optimize results and get you back to being you.

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FAQs

Is hormone optimization safe?

Yes, hormone optimization under the care of a physician-led team based on your specific bloodwork markers, especially when using bio-identical hormones, is a safe medical treatment; this is discussed in detail at your consultation. We closely monitor your hormone levels using data-driven decision making combined with your subjective reports on how you are feeling.

What are the benefits of customized hormone replacement therapy?

When you opt for customized hormone replacement therapy tailored to your body’s needs, you get better results with minimal risk.

Benefits include:

  • Changes in body composition
  • Mental clarity and function
  • Muscle strength
  • Improved quality of life
  • Preventing age-related illness
  • Restoring energy
  • Restoring feelings of youthfulness and happiness
  • Reducing menopause symptoms
  • Return of libido and/or heightened libido
  • Improved cognition
  • Reducing the risk of heart disease, mental disorders, osteoporosis, cancer
  • Decreased inflammation and pain

Is BHRT Right for You?

At Essenza Health we will discuss specific benefits of BHRT specifically related to you. We also spend time discussion past misconceptions about BHRT and the right hormones to be given and the correct mode of delivery to decrease risks and side effects. All treatments are closely monitored chemically with bloodwork to optimize BHRT for your outcomes.

Get your body and mind back into balance! Call or text Essenza Health today to schedule an appointment.