BioIdentical Hormones

Symptoms of Hormone Imbalance

Estrogen - Progesterone - Testosterone - DHEA

Women Men

Early Menopause Symptoms Weight Gain
Menopause Lost Libido
Hot Flashes Fatigue
Night Sweats Stress
Memory Loss Energy
Mood Swings Muscle Mass
Weight Gain Body Fat
Low Libido

Who Needs Hormone Replacement? Both men and women experience hormone imbalance due to aging as well as many other factors.

Women can experience hormone imbalances beginning in their 20s and in some causes even younger. However the majority of women affected are in their 30s, 40s, 50, and 60s. Often begining in a women's 30s through their 50s they begin to experience hormone fluctuatons that cause symptoms. This is sometimes refered to as Premenopause with symptoms such as

PMS
Weight Gain
Endometriosis
Fibroids
Infertility
Tender Breast
and more

Perimenopause is the next stage before menopause and the fluctuation become greater with symptoms of

Greater Weight Gain
Irregular Periods
Heavy Bleeding
Hot Flashes
Night Sweats
Insomnia
Mood Swings
Thinning Skin
Vaginal Dryness
Loss of Sex Drive
Memory Loss

Menopause is the next stage and officially occurs when you haven't had a period for one year. Also test reveal certain hormone levels. Some 95% of women reach menopause between the ages of 44 and 55 with the average age being 50.

Men also have hormone decline due to aging and other influences. The male version of menopause is called andropause. This can begin as early as the 30s but is more common in late 40s and 50s and continues throughout life. Not all men experience this but most do and have some of the following symptoms

Diminished sexual desire and erectile quality. In particular, a decrease in nocturnal erections is a significant sign of decreased androgens. with a decrease in intellectual activity, fatigue, depression, anger, and poor spatial orientation.

Mood changes. This can be also associated with a decrease in intellectual activity, fatigue, depression, anger, and poor spatial orientation.

A decrease in lean body mass, along with decreases in muscle mass and strength.

A decrease in body hair.

A decrease in bone density, resulting in osteoporosis. Osteoporosis can often lead to increased incidence of bone fractures and breaks.

An increase in fat surrounding the internal organs.

Somatopause: This is cause by a decrease in Growth Hormone. Growth hormone production decreases after puberty at a rate of approximately 14% every 10 years. This occurs equally in men and women. Some of the symptons are:

Weight-gain, especially around the middle
Loss of bone density
Declining energy and sex drive
Increase in bad cholesterol
Decrease in good cholesterol
Skin begins to wrinkle

What Are Synthetic Hormones? Synthetic hormones are those than have been prescribed by doctors since their introduction into medicine. This treatment is commonly know as HRT or hormone replacemnt therapy. The best know ones are:PremPro, Provera, Premarin, Aygestin, Megace. These are the hormones used in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study. This study was stopped early due to evidience that showed a significant increase in breast cancer, heart disease and stroke related to the synthetic hormones.

Why Should I Choose Saylor Medical Group? Saylor Medical Group has been providing Functional Medicine including Anti-Aging, Wellness and Esthetic Medicine to Tampa Bay since 1994. We use a cutting-edge approach utilizing a combination of therapies to get to Hormone Optimization.

Saylor Medical uses bioidentical or natural hormones versus bio-similar or synthetic hormones. Bioidentical hormones are molecule-by-molecule, exactly the same as the hormones present in the human body. At Saylor Medical, your anti-aging physician will assess your individual needs and work to restore these hormones and customize a medical plan specifically for you.

Hormone imbalances can cause hot flashes, weight gain, night sweats, etc. Many hormone creams, pills, and potions on the market are purchased and used indiscriminately. A more scientific way to deal with the regulation of hormones, however, is to measure their levels in the urine with a 24-hour lab test and then design a nutrition and hormone replacement program to bring the levels to normal. The hormones measured include all the ovarian, adrenal, thyroid, and pituitary hormones, including growth hormone. Those needing hormone replacement are given bioidentical, non-drug formulations that can be filled at a compounding pharmacy. Both women and men can be tested and treated.

Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy can replace the hormones your body loses - the estrogens, progesterone, and other hormones - with hormones bioidentical in nature to those you lose.

Bioidentical hormones exactly mimic the structure and function of the hormones inside your body. Bioidentical hormones come from plant sources, and help women rebalance hormone levels in their bodies in a natural way.