Menopause marks the end of a woman's menstrual cycles and fertility. The transition typically begins in a woman's 40s or early 50s as hormone levels naturally decline. This reduction in estrogen and progesterone leads to symptoms like hot flashes, trouble sleeping, vaginal dryness, and mood changes. Menopause is diagnosed after 12 months without a period.
Seeking treatment can ease discomforts and reduce long-term health risks like osteoporosis and heart disease. Hormone therapy (HT) restores hormone levels closer to premenopause levels to alleviate bothersome symptoms. Treatment plans are tailored to each woman's needs and health profile.
Balance & Renew Clinic provides individualized care for women in Somerton going through menopause or perimenopause, the transition stage leading up to menopause. Our compassionate menopause specialists offer the latest therapies to improve comfort, emotional well-being, and quality of life.
The wide variety of menopausal symptoms arise from declining estrogen. They range from mild to quite disruptive for daily functioning:
Symptoms vary significantly among women. Those with more severe manifestations tend to seek treatment to regain comfort and quality of life during menopause.
In addition to bothersome symptoms occurring during the menopausal transition itself, the long-term reduction of estrogen levels can negatively impact women's health as they age:
HT administered early in menopause can slow bone loss and reduce cholesterol levels to lower cardiovascular risks. Other benefits like easing hot flashes promote better sleep and emotional well-being important for health.
If menopause symptoms negatively impact comfort, sleep, sexual health, or emotional well-being, hormone therapy can help women regainoptimal functioning. Those with early menopause before age 45 may especially benefit due to the long period ahead without hormones.
Factors determining who should pursue HT include:
Balance & Renew Clinic providers thoughtfully assess symptoms along with a woman's unique medical profile to create custom treatment plans utilizing the latest therapies.
Studies show that practicing yoga can help reduce menopause symptoms. Specific poses that twist and stretch the abdomen may help relieve hot flashes, mood swings, and sleep troubles. The meditation and breathing exercises in yoga can also lower stress and anxiety levels, providing a drug-free way for women to find relief during this transition.
Hormone therapy delivers estrogen with or without progestogen to supplement the body's declining hormone production. Goals include easing disruptive symptoms and promoting long-term health. HT formulations and doses can be adjusted over time to keep symptoms controlled with the lowest effective levels. Therapy is available in pills, skin patches and gels, vaginal rings, suppositories and injections.
Replaces what ovaries no longer produce to reduce hot flashes, vaginal atrophy, bone loss and heart disease risks that develop in estrogen deficiency. Various estrogen preparations and doses allow customization.
Prevents overgrowth of the uterine lining which occurs with estrogen alone. Critical for women with a uterus to lower cancer risk. Can be combined with estrogen or administered sequentially.
May lift mood, boost libido, increase muscle mass and physical energy in some women with low testosterone levels. Requires special consideration due to masculinizing side effects.
Identical in molecular structure to hormones women produce. Custom compounded based on blood tests. Considered natural with less side effects by some, though regulated medications have established safety profiles.
HT is generally used for the shortest time to relieve symptoms, around 5 years on average. Adjusting formulations and dosages over time prevents side effects and lowers risks. Stopping HT returns bothersome symptoms in most women so risks vs benefits mustbe continually assessed.
Our compassionate menopause specialists offer cutting-edge, personalized care for women navigating changes during the menopausal transition and postmenopause years. We take time to understand lifestyles and health histories while considering the latest research to create individualized treatment plans utilizing hormone therapy and complementary therapies. Follow up assessments ensure optimal symptom relief is achieved and maintained long term with the lowest effective hormone doses. We partner with women to promote health, wellbeing and quality of life through menopause and beyond.
Our holistic perspective recognizes each woman has unique needs. We merge clinical expertise with compassion to optimally guide patients towards renewed health and wellbeing during the menopausal transition and beyond.
In addition to custom hormone therapy provided by our menopause specialists, making certain lifestyle adjustments can support the body's hormonal balance and aid the transition through menopause:
Adopting healthy lifestyle habits combined with appropriate medical therapies promotes women's optimal wellbeing during and after the menopausal transition.
Balance & Renew Clinic has partnered with outstanding local establishments that can support optimal health during hormone therapy provided in our clinic. We refer patients to these trusted organizations for continued progress towards treatment goals:
Convenient blood testing to monitor hormone levels during therapy. Results integrated into follow up assessments.
Soothing hot flash relief, mental clarity, strength building in beginner-friendly classes.
High quality whole foods, calcium-rich products supporting nutritional therapy recommendations.
We recognize each patient requires individualized care during the menopause transition and beyond. Our goal is supporting women to move through this phase with grace towards renewed health and wellbeing.
