Hormones play an important role in your overall health and appearance. When your hormones are out of balance, your body is too. Your doctor can help you manage hormonal changes throughout your life, from menstruation to menopause. Drs. Calixto Ruibal, Silvia Boccardo, and Julio Scaglia at Lawndale Medical Clinic in Houston, TX, offer a full range of medical services, including hormone management.

What You Need To Know About Hormonal Changes

Hormones fluctuate throughout your life, and there are stages in a woman’s life when hormonal changes are dramatic. These changes include the onset of menstruation and menopause.

For adolescent girls experiencing menopause, a sudden increase in hormone levels is expected. Your doctor can help you manage the sudden hormonal changes by providing birth control methods to help stabilize hormones.

For women experiencing menopause, there is a gradual drop in hormone levels. This drop in hormone levels can cause a variety of signs and symptoms, including:

• Difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep
• Weight gain, especially around your belly
• Decreased interest in sex
• Lack of energy, fatigue, and headaches
• Depression, anxiety, and mood swings
• Dry, itchy, irritated skin
• Thinning hair and hair loss
• Hot flashes and night sweats

Your doctor will develop a customized treatment plan to regulate your hormone levels. Your treatment plan may include hormone replacement therapy. Today’s hormone replacement therapy uses bio-identical hormones, which are identical in structure to natural hormones. They have several advantages when compared to conventional hormone replacement therapy. Consider that bio-identical hormones:

• Can be individually dosed
• Have fewer side effects
• Are a longer-lasting treatment
• Create a steady stream of hormones
• Are safe, with an extensive record of research and testing
• Help to increase bone density to avoid osteoporosis

Bio-identical hormone replacement therapy also doesn’t increase your risk of a stroke, blood clots, or a heart attack the way other hormone replacement products can.

Want To Know More About Hormonal Changes?

To learn more about managing hormonal changes, from menstruation to menopause, talk with the experts. Call Drs. Calixto Ruibal, Silvia Boccardo, and Julio Scaglia at Lawndale Medical Clinic in Houston, TX. You can reach them in the office by calling (713) 924-4907, so call today.