Bioidentical Hormone Therapy

Naturopath Maui HI Sarah Rothman Breathwork Mountain

Our Naturopathic Doctors do a whole lot of work with hormone balance. Remember your body is WISE and made to work beautifully. We offer various supports to help with hormonal concerns, cycle syncing, and regulation. We offer guidance for hormonal balance for menopausal and andropausal concerns, menstrual concerns, PCOS, fertility, libido, thyroid health, adrenal health, and many other endocrine disturbances. We offer serum, urine, and salivary hormone testing that we send to professional, well reputable labs if indicated. We use a wide range of natural therapies and modalities to help balance adrenal, thyroid, and sex hormones and bioidentical hormone therapy if desired and indicated.

Often herbs, diet, and lifestyle guidance can work wonders to support cyclical wisdom and balance. There is a lot circling out there around Hormone Balance and Bio-identical Hormone Therapy. Below is some basic info.

What are Bioidentical hormones?

Bioidentical hormones have the same structure and action as hormones in the human body. They come from plant sources but are considered bioidentical because of their structure and action rather than origin. Synthetic hormones differ in that they are often derived from other sources (such as horse's urine), and they have side chains added to their chemical structure so that they can be patented. Synthetic hormones often contain portions and constituents that do not mimic the physiology of human hormones. For this reason, synthetic hormone therapy can have many unwanted side effects. Bioidentical hormone therapy is thought to be more gentle and more natural because the hormone structures and actions are much closer to our body's natural hormone structure and function, and without many unwanted synthetic preservatives and additives. All Bioidentical hormones are ordered from professional specialty compounding pharmacies and made with natural and organic ingredients wherever possible.

Goals of BHRT

to restore hormone balance in the body
to alleviate discomfort and dis-ease caused by the natural decrease in the body's production of hormones
to offer gentle therapeutic relief and protection for the body

Bioidentical Hormone Benefits

When our hormones are in balance, they have several profound effects on our bodies. This is why it is important to do thorough hormonal testing to determine the ratios of the sex hormones and adrenal hormones before attempting to balance them. We use natural modalities such as herbs, food and supplements whenever possible to help balance hormones in both women and men and BHRT if indicated and desired:

Estrogen Balance can:

help relieve vaginal dryness and thinning
help balance cholesterol
help decrease blood pressure
improve mood, energy, memory, and cognition
help with sleep
help decrease bone loss
help relieve urinary symptoms
upregulate androgen receptors

Progesterone Balance can:

counteract estrogen dominance
decrease proliferation in the uterus
stabilizes mood
increases bone mineral density
promotes osteoblasts
decreases risk of endometrial cancers
often used infertility treatment
prescribed with estrogen or estrogen supportive herbs can have a cardioprotective affect
help reduce hot flashes
help reduce postmenopausal depression
increase libido
help balance blood sugar