Hormone deficiency affects both men and women as they age, causing undesirable symptoms that impact quality of life. When hormones become imbalanced, the body struggles to function optimally. Timely diagnosis and treatment is crucial for managing symptoms, preventing future complications, and helping patients feel their best.
Our experienced medical providers at Balance Health Clinic specialize in hormone replacement therapy (HRT) using completely customized bioidentical hormones - identical molecules to the hormones produced naturally in the human body. Treatment is tailored to each patient's unique hormonal needs and health goals.
Both men and women can experience remarkable benefits from bioidentical HRT, including increased energy, improved sexual function, enhanced mood, reduced disease risk, and an overall greater quality of life.
As a specialized hormone clinic, Balance Health Clinic offers unparalleled expertise in safely prescribing and monitoring bioidentical hormone therapy. Our detailed laboratory analysis, meticulous compounding standards, and attentive medical guidance provide patients an exceptionally safe and effective treatment experience.
The first step in the HRT process involves diagnostic testing to uncover specific hormone deficiencies. This enables our providers to create fully customized, physiologic treatment plans to resolve troublesome symptoms and restore wellbeing.
Hormone levels naturally decline with age, leading to menopause in women and andropause in men. However, hormone dysfunction can develop at any age due to:
Even small imbalances can generate adverse symptoms, necessitating proper clinical diagnosis and pharmaceutical-grade hormone restoration under medical supervision.
Each hormone plays critical roles in supporting normal body functions. When levels decline or fluctuate, vital processes suffer.
Low estrogen in women causes hot flashes, vaginal dryness, painful intercourse, mood swings, sleep disruption, weight gain, and bone loss over time. During perimenopause and menopause, estrogen levels become inadequate as ovarian function diminishes. Supplementing with bioidentical estradiol helps relieve immediate symptoms while protecting long-term health.
This calming hormone naturally synergizes with estrogen throughout the menstrual cycle to promote hormonal balance. Insufficient progesterone leads to estrogen dominance, causing symptoms like bloating, headaches, anxiety, and abnormal uterine bleeding. Bioidentical progesterone cream restores optimal ratios between these two primary female hormones.
Known as the “vitality hormone”, declining testosterone leaves both men and women lacking mental sharpness, motivation, lean muscle mass, stamina, and sex drive. Restoring youthful testosterone levels via gels, pellets, or injections can profoundly improve these areas within weeks. Careful monitoring ensures optimal dosing is achieved.
The thyroid gland produces metabolic hormones T3 and T4 that control weight, energy, body temperature, mood, and more. Even subtle low thyroid function, also called hypothyroidism, generates profound fatigue, stubborn weight gain, cold intolerance, constipation, dry skin, and hair loss. Correcting thyroid deficiency with bioidentical hormones relieves symptoms and helps patients feel like themselves again.
Additional bioidentical hormones like DHEA, melatonin, cortisol, and human growth hormone can also be replaced depending on patient symptoms and laboratory findings. Our specialized providers determine which hormones to prescribe based on medical history and comprehensive testing.
Bioidentical hormones are not necessarily safer or more effective than synthetic hormones for menopausal symptoms. Plant-derived bioidentical estrogens and progesterone have a chemical structure identical to the hormones naturally made by the ovaries, but clinical evidence on their long-term safety and efficacy is still limited.
The first step in initiating bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) involves analyzing blood, saliva, or urine to uncover individual hormone levels. At Balance Health Clinic, we use advanced analysis through leading clinical laboratories to evaluate:
Women: Estradiol, Progesterone, Testosterone, T3, T4, TSH, DHEA, Cortisol, FSH, and more
Men: Testosterone, Free and Total T3 and T4, TSH, DHEA, IGF-1, PSA, Estradiol, Cortisol, FSH, and more
These scientific data points allow our medical team to accurately diagnose deficiencies and customize treatment regimens to balance hormones based on symptoms present and lab results. Follow up testing continues throughout therapy to ensure optimal hormone ratios are achieved.
Our clinic provides attentive care rooted in advanced hormone testing, precision prescribing, pharmaceutical-grade compounding, and ongoing medical oversight to ensure patients achieve transformative, lasting results.
The process involves:
At Balance Health Clinic, we fully customize bioidentical hormone formulations, delivery methods, and dosing strategies to meet each patient's treatment objectives while considering symptoms present, lifestyle factors, metabolic considerations, convenience, and personal preferences.
Unique to bioidentical therapy, hormones can be replaced through:
We educate patients on all options and collaborate to determine the method that optimizes treatment. Convenience, lifestyle, and duration of action help guide recommendations around delivery mechanisms.
Hormone levels fluctuate daily. Therefore, our providers remain involved throughout therapy to ensure equilibrium. Follow up testing provides objective data about progress while subjective improvements convey how patients actually feel. If both indicators align along with goal attainment, no changes may be necessary until eventual dose lowering. However, most patients need minor periodic dose titrations to sustain optimal balance as the body adapts over months and years. These personalized modifications promote steady benefits throughout treatment.
At Balance Health Clinic, we provide continuous, attentive oversight to help patients consistently thrive on their regimen. Our collaborative approach and clinical precision offer men and women struggling with hormonal imbalance renewed vibrancy and wellness.
Hormone changes greatly impact mood and cognition, especially for women during perimenopause and menopause. Estrogen and progesterone influence neurotransmitters like serotonin that regulate emotions, focus, motivation, sleep quality, and nerve signaling. Mental health support proves vital when balancing hormones. We help patients implement lifestyle strategies like:
A holistic approach addresses both physiological and emotional aspects for optimal treatment results. We help ease transitional challenges surrounding hormone shifts that can temporarily heighten anxiety, sadness, irritability, cloudy thinking, disrupted sleep, and more. Patients often need added support when estrogen/progesterone drop or while finding ideal testosterone dosing.
Our goal is to help patients mentally and physically thrive during hormone optimization. We provide education, resources, compassionate listening, medication suggestions, and referrals to ensure those struggling receive caring assistance on their wellness journey.
While bioidentical hormones rectify most deficiency symptoms, we emphasize that lifestyle significantly impacts hormonal balance and overall health. We educate patients on key strategies to augment results:
Nutrition: An anti-inflammatory diet high in produce, plant fats, clean proteins, and probiotics reinforces gut and hormone health. Targeted supplements also help symptoms.
Exercise & Community: Movement, musculoskeletal strength, outdoor walks, recreational activities, and social connectedness enhance wellbeing.
Stress Reduction: Limiting stress through sufficient sleep, relaxation practices, joyful hobbies, counseling, work-life balance, and other tools maximizes HRT benefits.
Routine Care: Preventive health screenings, dental exams, bone density scans, pelvic floor therapy, and other proactive care promotes vitality.
When bioidentical hormones combine with healthy lifestyle measures, patients often achieve their highest level of energy, strength, libido, cognition, and enjoyment of life in years, if not decades. At Balance Health Clinic, we incorporate lifestyle guidance into our holistic healing approach.
The natural beauty and community spirit found right here in Clio offers wonderful opportunities to engage in self-care while undergoing treatment. Surrounded by four scenic rivers, charming small town ambience, and caring neighbors, patients can easily access relaxation through:
The welcoming spirit and abundance of revitalizing activities make Clio an ideal backdrop while balancing hormones and improving health. The flourishing amenities and caring community perfectly support the transition.
At Balance Health Clinic of Clio, we devote our clinic solely to hormonal wellness and providing exceptional regenerative care that helps patients consistently thrive. Contact us today to see how optimizing your hormone levels can profoundly improve your health, quality of life, and enjoyment each day.
