PICTURE : PATIENT DID A CONSULTATION WITH DOCTOR WHILE SHE IS DOING AN INFUSION
Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy is a natural medical therapy for male and female consisting of custom-made, balanced formulations of natural hormones, designed to replace the loss of hormones. BHRT is used to combat the effects of hormone deficiencies including bone loss, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular, etc. The treatments include hormone injection, cream and supplement. Hormones are molecules that are synthesized and secreted by specialized cells often localized in endocrine glands. Hormones are released into the blood stream and exert biochemical effects on target cells. Hormone action is determined by the presence of specific hormone receptors located either on the cell surface or intracellularly in the target cells. Hormones turn on the cellular machinery and therefore cause increased metabolism, increase in protein synthesis, increase in cellular repair, and increase in cell replication. All aspects of aging are influenced by hormones. As we age cellular receptor sites become less sensitive to stimulation by hormones, thus requiring an increased amount of hormone to effect a cellular change. This is precisely why people need optimal levels of hormones. And even though their levels might be normal, they still need more hormones in the body to improve and feel better. (This is particularly true with thyroid). These changes in hormones result in decreased healing and repair of tissues. Research has now proven that hormone therapies are valid means to improve and prolong quality of life, thus showing that deficiencies in hormones and endocrine dysfunction can contribute to the signs and symptoms of getting old.