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Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement

Published on September 17, 2010.

Suzanne Somers and Dr. Magaziner

For menopausal women bioidentical hormone replacement therapy can be a godsend.

Oprah Winfrey has brought bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) to the nation’s forefront. Without a question, it’s a much discussed topic. But the question is: is it right for you?

Suzanne Somers seems to think so. In her NY Times bestselling books—Ageless, The Sexy Years, and Breakthrough—as well as in her media appearances, Ms. Somers describes how bio-identical hormones relieved her menopause symptoms, and that she intends to stay on them for the rest of her life.

Goodbye hot flashes, night sweats, depression, insomnia.

BHRT is the use of supplemental doses of hormones that have a chemical structure identical to the hormones that the human body naturally produces. It can help alleviate the unwanted symptoms of menopause including hot flashes, night sweats, depression and sleep disturbances while improving your libido, skin texture and sense of well-being.

Many wonder why BHRT has not reached mainstream medicine.

But the fact is, for the past 20 years, long before even Oprah and Suzanne Somers discovered the benefits of BHRT, Dr. Allan Magaziner of the Magaziner Center for Wellness has been treating a multitude of women with bio-identical hormone replacement therapy.

Choose the doctors who give you the choices.  One of which is BHRT.

Treatment with bio-identical hormones is individualized according to one’s needs and symptoms, and laboratory (blood, saliva, or urine) findings. These medications are prepared by specialized, compounding pharmacies and can be delivered via capsules, topical creams or gels, oral troches, or suppositories.

Most patients are seen anywhere from 3-5 times per year, although the frequency may vary depending on one’s progress.

Just because we’re aging doesn’t mean we have to feel our age.

Many of the body’s naturally occurring hormones decline with advancing age but with bio-identical hormone replacement therapy, one can actually feel younger than their years.

We place great emphasis on restoring these hormones back to levels associated with peak performance. Hormone studies may include assessment of DHEA, cortisol, pregnenolone, estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, or IGF-1 levels. These studies may be performed on blood, urine or saliva.

Our assessment will determine current hormone levels for both men and women. If deficiencies or imbalances are found, we will recommend a hormone replacement therapy that fits the patient’s individual needs. So just because aging doesn’t mean you have to feel your age.

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