Hormonal Replacement Therapy

Millions of women and many aging men undergo hormone replacement therapy to improve their mood, sex life, and general well-being after losing hormones like estrogen or testosterone naturally. At JUVÈ Aesthetics and Wellness in Indianapolis, Indiana, the compassionate specialists offer hormone replacement therapy. If you have symptoms of menopause or low testosterone, call JUVÈ Aesthetics and Wellness for a hormone replacement therapy consultation or book online today.

What is hormone replacement therapy for women?

For women, hormone replacement therapy is a way to relieve some of the symptoms that arise shortly before menopause in a phase called perimenopause. Many women get symptoms during this time due to the major hormone fluctuations that happen as their estrogen production gradually slows and nearly halts. 

Your symptoms during perimenopause may include:

• Hot flashes
• Night sweats
• Painful sex
• Vaginal dryness
• Mood swings
• Weight gain
• Insomnia
• Thinning hair
• Dry skin
• Osteoporosis

Sometimes, menopausal symptoms are manageable. In other cases, they disrupt your life every day and night. If you’re in the latter group, you should consider coming in for a hormone replacement therapy consultation at JUVÈ Aesthetics and Wellness.

Hormone replacement therapy for women involves taking estrogen, sometimes with progestin (synthetic progesterone), to make up for your natural loss of those hormones while approaching menopause. 

What is hormone replacement therapy for men?

While men do not go through menopause like women do, they can have similar experiences from having low testosterone. Testosterone is a male sex hormone, and while everyone has a little of it, men have much more than women. 

With low testosterone or testosterone deficiency syndrome, you might experience symptoms like:

• Low sex drive
• Depression and irritability
• Erectile dysfunction
• Reduced muscle mass

There are lots of different possible causes of low testosterone, and aging is one of them. You might also experience it if you harm your testicles or were born with a condition that affects testosterone levels, like Klinefelter syndrome.

Hormone replacement therapy for men involves taking testosterone hormones to make up for your lower levels.

What should I expect during hormone replacement therapy?

JUVÈ Aesthetics and Wellness offers a few different modes of hormone replacement therapy to make sure you take and absorb the hormones safely and in the correct doses. Once a consultation confirms that you’re a good candidate for hormone replacement therapy, the team helps you choose the way you take your hormones:

Pellets

If you opt to replace your hormones with pellets, the team at JUVÈ Aesthetics and Wellness implants a pellet under your skin. The pellet gradually disperses hormones into your system. You can get as little as three pellets per year, and you don’t have to worry about taking them on your own time. 

Injections

If you choose to get hormone injections, you come to JUVÈ Aesthetics and Wellness for regular appointments. The team administers your injections and tracks your hormone levels regularly.

They can adjust your dosage if necessary. Because of this, injection hormone replacement therapy is more personalized than pellet hormone therapy. 

Topical treatments

Topical hormone creams and gels are a third option for men’s and women’s hormone replacement therapy. These products allow you to absorb the hormones through your skin. Usually, you need to use them once a day. 

To explore hormone replacement therapy further, book a consultation by phone or online at JUVÈ Aesthetics and Wellness today.