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What are Bioidentical Hormones Bay Area


Most residents of the Bay Area resign themselves to living with very serious symptoms that are caused by hormone imbalances, and they accept them as an unchangeable and untreatable part of the aging process. Maintaining optimum levels of hormones helps in promoting an improved quality of life and also helps in preventing many degenerative health complications that are associated with aging.

For the body to function to its full potential it has to produce sufficient levels of natural hormones Bay Area. As you grow old, the production of the hormones usually decline and various symptoms arise such hot flashes, lack of sexual interest, weight gain, and many more. Bioidentical hormone therapy can help bring back hormonal levels to balance. The therapy is capable of restoring hormones back to the balance that you had in your twenties and thirties.

Though the therapy is a very old remedy, most health experts and patients are just learning about this option. Bioidentical hormones Bay Area are compounds which are composed of the same chemical as well as molecular structure as the hormones your body naturally produces. Depending on the symptoms and test results doctors can prescribe bioidentical hormones such as thyroid or estrogen. Men and women have used bioidentical hormones for many years. According to health experts the hormones are not only safe but they can have a positive impact on diseases such as prostate cancer and osteoporosis.

As both women and men grow old their hormone levels usually decline. The decline creates hormonal imbalances that cause side effects. Women may suffer weight gain, fatigue, hot flashes, low female sex drive Bay Area, night sweats, and loss of libido. Menopause is a condition that every woman experiences when she reaches between the ages of 35-59. It is a gradual and natural process when a woman’s ovaries start to produce less estrogen and progesterone. When women are in this condition their body goes through biologic changes leading to a decline in ovarian hormone production. One of the most popular treatments for relieving menopausal hot flashes is bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. The doctor can recommend estrogen but this will depend on the medical history of the patient.  

Though a man’s loss of hormone is less obvious he still loses hormones. Low testosterone Bay Area loss will show itself through symptoms like loss of muscle mass, low energy, decreased strength in erections, and slow metabolism that leads to weight gain.