Bio-Identical Hormone Therapy

Our bodies are designed with a multitude of hormones meant to work together synchronously to promote optimized living and well-being. When you think of your “peak years,” or the time in your life when you have felt best, chances are it lines up with the decades in which your hormones were at naturally optimized levels. Proactive age management through the use of bio-identical hormones can have a tremendous benefit on maintaining this standard of living. Furthermore, striving to keep your hormones optimized can have long-lasting protective benefits for your health. Here at Memphis Health & Wellness, we want our clients to understand that this requires a multi-faceted approach and not simply a push to treat a testosterone deficiency.

Here at Memphis Health & Wellness, one of our most popular methods of optimizing testosterone is via pellet therapy. This is the most consistent and reliable form of testosterone replacement for females. While there are other methods of replacement available, studies have shown the efficacy of pellet therapy very clearly.

We begin with a comprehensive lab panel to assess your hormone levels, and perhaps more importantly, schedule you to sit down with our provider for an in-depth review of your medical history and treatment goals. This open communication is such an important part of developing your treatment plan, and here at Memphis Health & Wellness, we aim to develop a sincere relationship with each of our patients, regardless of their overall treatment goals.

Briefly explained, pellet therapy consists of a simple in-office procedure which involves local anesthesia via lidocaine injection, followed by a small incision and pellet insertion. There are minimal associated restrictions following the insertion. A typical female patient can expect twelve to sixteen weeks of therapy from one round of pellet therapy. For our menopausal patients, pellet therapy can also include estradiol, the most important form of estrogen. Bio-identical progesterone will also be recommended in specified client populations once estradiol therapy is initiated.

Beyond improving quality of life, we want our clients to understand to protective benefits that can be associated with optimizing hormone levels via bio-identical hormone therapy. This includes bone, breast, brain and heart protection.

Pellet therapy is also available for our male clients and is a great option to consider. Because of the high requirement of testosterone for our male clients, pellet therapy may feel too invasive for some. This is a discussion we encourage our male clients to pursue with one of our specialists, so that we can help tailor a hormone management program specifically for you.

Beyond improving quality of life, we want our clients to understand to protective benefits that can be associated with optimizing hormone levels via bio-identical hormone therapy. This includes bone, breast, brain and heart protection.