Biote Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy

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The benefits of hormone therapy may outweigh the risks if you're healthy and you:

• Have moderate to severe hot flashes. Systemic estrogen therapy remains the most effective treatment for the relief of troublesome menopausal hot flashes and night sweats.
• Have other symptoms of menopause. Estrogen can ease vaginal symptoms of menopause, such as dryness, itching, burning and discomfort with intercourse.
• Need to prevent bone loss or fractures. Systemic estrogen helps protect against the bone-thinning disease called osteoporosis. However, doctors usually recommend medications called bisphosphonates to treat osteoporosis. But estrogen therapy may help if you either can't tolerate or aren't benefiting from other treatments.
• Experience early menopause or have estrogen deficiency. If you had your ovaries surgically removed before age 45, stopped having periods before age 45 (premature or early menopause) or lost normal function of your ovaries before age 40 (primary ovarian insufficiency), your body has been exposed to less estrogen than the bodies of women who experience typical menopause. Estrogen therapy can help decrease your risk of certain health conditions, including osteoporosis, heart disease, stroke, dementia and mood changes.

If you take hormone therapy, 

how can you reduce risk?

Talk to us about these strategies:

• Find the best product and delivery method for you. You can take estrogen in the form of a pill, patch, gel, vaginal cream, or slow-releasing pellets or ring that you place in your vagina. 
• Minimize the amount of medication you take. Use the lowest effective dose for the shortest amount of time needed to treat your symptoms. If you're younger than age 45, you need enough estrogen to provide protection against the long-term health effects of estrogen deficiency. If you have lasting menopausal symptoms that significantly impair your quality of life, your doctor may recommend longer term treatment.
• Seek regular follow-up care. See your doctor regularly to ensure that the benefits of hormone therapy continue to outweigh the risks, and for screenings such as mammograms and pelvic exams.
• Make healthy lifestyle choices. Include physical activity and exercise in your daily routine, eat a healthy diet, maintain a healthy weight, don't smoke, limit alcohol, manage stress, and manage chronic health conditions, such as high cholesterol or high blood pressure.

If you haven't had a hysterectomy and are using systemic estrogen therapy, you'll also need progestin. We can help you find the delivery method that offers the most benefits and convenience with the least risks and cost.

Steps to getting started with Biote bioidentical hormone pellets - women:

Step 1: Consultation and Laboratory Evaluation - covered by most insurances.  Cost without insurance is $150

Step 2: Cost of Biote Pellet Placement for Women $375 every 3-4 months

Step 3: Follow Up Labs at 6 weeks and as needed - covered by most insurances.  Cost without insurance is $100

 Payment can be made with cash or major credit cards.  Payment plans are available through Cherry and CareCredit 

Is Hormone Replacement Therapy right for you?

It’s natural for men’s testosterone levels to decrease as they get older.   As you age, your testosterone level gradually declines — typically about 1% a year after age 30 or 40. For men, it's important to determine if a low testosterone level is due to normal aging or if it is due to a disease (hypogonadism).  

Men can have many signs and symptoms as they age. Some that might occur as a result of lower testosterone levels can include:

• Changes in sexual function. This might include reduced sexual desire, fewer spontaneous erections — such as during sleep — and infertility.
• Physical changes. Various physical changes are possible, including increased body fat, reduced muscle bulk and strength, and decreased bone density. Swollen or tender breasts (gynecomastia) and body hair loss are possible. You might have less energy than you used to.
• Emotional changes. Low testosterone can contribute to a decrease in motivation or self-confidence. You might feel sad or depressed, or have trouble concentrating or remembering things.

Some of these signs and symptoms can be caused by other factors, including medication side effects, obstructive sleep apnea, thyroid problems, diabetes and depression. It's also possible that these conditions cause low testosterone levels, so treatment might result in increase of testosterone levels. A blood test is used to diagnose a low testosterone level. 

Testosterone is required for:

• male sexual development
• reproductive function
• building muscle bulk
• maintaining healthy levels of red blood cells
• maintaining bone density

Steps to getting started with Biote bioidentical hormone pellets for men:

Step 1: Consultation and Laboratory Evaluation - covered by most insurances.  Cost without insurance is $150

Step 2: Cost of Biote Pellet Placement for Men $750 every 5-6 months

Step 3: Follow Up Labs at 6 weeks and as needed - covered by most insurances.  Cost without insurance is $100

 Payment can be made with cash or major credit cards.  Payment plans are available through Cherry and CareCredit