Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy:
There are numerous FDA-approved hormone preparations are available for the treatment of menopause (in females) and andropause (in men) symptoms. As men and women age, the levels of sex hormones go down. It can lead to certain symptoms.
Some common effects include:
- Hot flashes
- Night sweats
- Low libido problem with sleep
- Fatigue
- Weight gain
- Brain fog
- Depression
- Brain fog
- Hair loss
Bioidentical means natural, compounded, plant-derived, or chemical identical to the human hormone structure.
Human sex hormones are divided into estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. There are many ways to get Bioidentical hormones. These include pills, patches, gel, cream, injection, and implanted pallets.
At Soho integrative medicine, Dr. Torabi will order routine blood, urine, or saliva tests to check your hormone levels. The doses are adjusted according to your symptoms and your changing hormone needs, with the goal of keeping the dose to the minimum required to achieve the goal.
– Pallet implants provide long lasting (3-4 months) relief for menopause or andropause symptoms.
It delivers a constant level of hormone replacement.
Pallets are placed just under the skin during an office visit by Dr. Torabi. The pallets are about the size of a grain of rice and we use a local anesthetic to make sure the procedure is essentially painless.
You can call the office to make an appointment for Dr. Soheila Torabi or you can use the convenient online booking tool.