Personalized Hormone Therapy for Perimenopause, Menopause, and Hormone Imbalances
Women’s hormone therapy is a targeted approach to addressing hormone shifts that can happen in perimenopause, menopause, and other stages of life. When key hormones rise and fall, you may notice changes in sleep, mood, energy, weight, and sexual health.
At Elevate Functional Medicine, we evaluate the full hormone picture, including estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, thyroid, and cortisol. Using your medical history and lab results, we tailor a plan around your symptoms, goals, and risk factors.
Symptoms That May Be Linked to Hormone Imbalance
Signs of hormone imbalance can show up in many ways and are often brushed off as stress or getting older. If you are dealing with symptoms that do not make sense for you, a hormone evaluation may help connect the dots.
Common symptoms include:
- Unexplained weight gain
- Poor sleep or insomnia
- Irritability, anxiety, or mood changes
- Ongoing fatigue
- Short-term memory loss
- Low libido
- Very dry skin or skin rashes
- Aches and pains
- Excessive sweating
Perimenopause and menopause can also include hot flashes, night sweats, irregular periods, vaginal dryness, discomfort with intimacy, and brain fog.
Hormone Therapy Options for Women
Your plan depends on your symptoms, lab results, health history, and where you are in the menopause transition. Hormone therapy can be delivered in several ways, and the goal is to choose an option that fits your body and lifestyle and is monitored over time.
Ways Hormone Therapy Can Be Delivered
Your plan depends on your symptoms, lab results, health history, and where you are in the menopause transition. Hormone therapy can be delivered in several ways, and the goal is to choose an option that fits your body and lifestyle and is monitored over time.
Hormone Pellet Therapy
Hormone pellet therapy is an option for women who want consistent hormone delivery without daily pills, creams, or patches. Tiny pellets are placed just beneath the skin and are designed to release hormones gradually over time.
Why women choose pellets: convenience, consistent delivery, and fewer day-to-day dosing steps.
What to expect
- Consultation and lab work to understand what may be driving your symptoms
- A personalized plan and dosing recommendation
- A quick in-office pellet placement procedure
- Follow-up and repeat labs as needed to keep therapy on track
Potential side effects and considerations
Pellet placement can cause temporary bruising, irritation, or infection at the insertion site, and in rare cases the pellet can work its way out. As with any systemic hormone therapy, your medical history matters. We review risk factors and help you choose the safest option for you.
Other Common Delivery Options
Depending on your needs, we may also discuss patches, pills, creams or gels, or vaginal estrogen for genitourinary symptoms.
Bioidentical Hormone Therapy, Explained
Bioidentical means the hormone has the same molecular structure as the hormone your body makes. Many FDA-approved hormone therapy options are bioidentical.
You may also hear the term “custom compounded bioidentical hormones.” Compounded products are mixed by a compounding pharmacy and are not FDA-approved in the same way as commercial products. Because dosing and quality can vary, compounded therapy is not the best fit for everyone. If compounded therapy is considered, monitoring and medical oversight matter..
Safety, Risks, and Ongoing Monitoring
Hormone therapy is the most effective treatment for bothersome hot flashes and other vasomotor symptoms, and it can also help with genitourinary symptoms of menopause and support bone health. The benefit-risk profile depends on factors like your age, time since menopause, hormone type, dose, and delivery method.
For many healthy women who are younger than 60 or within 10 years of menopause onset and who do not have contraindications, the benefit-risk ratio is favorable when therapy is individualized and reevaluated regularly.
Before starting therapy, we review your personal and family history, medications, and risk factors. During treatment, we monitor symptoms and lab values, adjust dosing when needed, and coordinate recommended preventive screenings.
Women’s Hormone Therapy FAQs
Yes, women’s hormone therapy is safe when prescribed and monitored by our experienced team at Elevate Functional Medicine. Our hormone therapy for women involves comprehensive evaluations and regular monitoring of hormone levels, ensuring balanced treatments to reduce menopause symptoms and support overall health while minimizing risks.
Our hormone therapy options address the entire hormone system, from cortisol to thyroid, estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. We offer personalized treatments including testosterone cream therapy and hormone pellet therapy. These treatments are designed to improve mood, energy, and address symptoms related to menopause and other hormonal imbalances.
Many women notice improvement over weeks. Timing depends on the therapy type and your starting point.
Hormone therapy for women can significantly improve quality of life by alleviating menopause symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats, and mood swings, while also enhancing energy, sexual health, and emotional balance. Our hormone therapy aims to help you feel more vibrant, balanced, and empowered in your health journey.
Pellets are designed to release hormones gradually over several months. Timing varies by person.
