Is it Hormones?

It may be time to check your Hormone levels.

Hormones, simply put, are the messengers that move through your bloodstream and enter tissues. They then turn on your body’s switches and regulate everything from emotions, to reproduction, as well as your general health and overall wellbeing.

Gaining an understanding of how your hormones work and discovering an imbalance in one or more of your hormones can help you discover the cause of many of the health problems you may be having.

As a result, you’ll have a strong basis for correcting the imbalance through BioMedical hormone replacement therapy and psychological intervention, including lifestyle changes.

Common Symptoms of a Hormonal Imbalance?

Depression, anxiety, or irritability
Muscle weakness, tenderness, stiffness, or pain
Fatigue and weakness
Loss of memory
Difficulty concentrating
Trouble sleeping
Swelling in the joints
Loss of bone or muscle density
Weight gain, particularly belly fat
Reduced sexual libido/lack of sex drive
Erectile dysfunction
Unexplained sweating
Changes in appetite or thirst
Changes in heart rate
Sensitivity to heat and cold
Thinning hair
An inability to build lean muscle, even when exercising

Hormone therapy: Is it right for you?

For Women:

Women who have a menstrual cycle, the interplay of estrogen and progesterone has significant impacts on moods. Post-menopausal women often experience mood changes as their hormone balance shifts. While balanced hormone production will leave you in a good mood, imbalances can disrupt your emotional health.

If you have too much estrogen in relation to your progesterone levels, a condition known as “estrogen dominance,” you may experience symptoms including irregular periods, lowered libido, bloating, swelling and water retention, and mood swings. Hormone therapy using progesterone provides for better absorption into the body and thus restabilizes your emotions and lets you get back to functioning at your best.

Even though testosterone is an androgen, or “male hormone,” women’s bodies do make and need testosterone, albeit, not as much as men, and for different things than men do. Unlike being necessary in vast amounts to provide for the development of “maleness” in men, in women, testosterone is necessary for: fertility, sex drive, red blood cell production, muscle mass and fat distribution. When a women is experiencing low testosterone, all of the above can be negatively affected.

The signs and symptoms of low testosterone in woman include:

Feeling tired or sluggish
Weakness
Reduced sex drive
Decreased sexual satisfaction
Vaginal dryness
Disturbed Sleep
Weight gain
Mental fog
Loss of bone density

Female Hormone Test

For Men:

Testosterone, one of the major male sex hormones, plays a big part in men’s emotional health. Testosterone levels in both sexes increase during puberty. In men, testosterone levels naturally decrease after the age of about 30, and by the age of 50 testosterone may be significantly reduced. If your testosterone drops below the range considered healthy, you may see symptoms including low energy, depression, and mood swings. Simple hormone replacement therapy treatments, available in many formats, including gels, patches, injections and oral medications, can dramatically improve your mood. Raising your testosterone levels back to normal will also bring increased vitality to your libido and may raise your energy quotient overall.

Signs of Low Testosterone for men: