Fort Wayne Integrative
Medicine
Fort Wayne Integrative Medicine
located in Fort Wayne, IN
Bioidentical hormones directly match hormones produced by your body on a molecular level. Part of the aging process causes a decrease in hormones, replacing lost hormones with bioidentical hormones can positively impact a person’s life. Testosterone, Progesterone, Estradiol, Thyroid and DHEA can be customized for each patient’s needs. Fort Wayne Integrative Medicine offers both Tele-Health and In-Person Office Visits. Please call our office at 260-999-6924.
Fort Wayne Integrative Medicine is now offering treatments for hormonal imbalance in both men and women. Based on each patient’s needs, we offer Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) with creams, patches, oral and most recently subcutaneous pellets.
Women’s hormones begin to decrease as early as their late 30’s and continue through menopause. Their symptoms are much broader and can be difficult to diagnose. Loss of bone density, sleeplessness, dryness, hair loss, irritability and these are just a few.
Men’s hormones peak around the age of 40, then continue to decline with each year. Symptoms can vary from loss of libido, decreased muscle mass, sexual dysfunction; emotional and physical changes and more.
A decrease in hormones may affect daily moods and overall quality of life. Balancing and replacing hormones can offer the patient an opportunity to regain vitality and improves longevity.
Please call our office to make an appointment. 260-999-6924.
Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy Q & A
⮞ What are pellets?
Bioidentical Hormone Replacement (BHRT) using hormone pellets has emerged as the favored and most effective delivery method of hormones for both men and women.
This is not a new treatment, it’s been used in Europe, Australia and the U.S. since 1938. The pellets contain either testosterone, estradiol, or progesterone. The benefits of pellets are it allows the physician to customize the dosage based on the patients' needs. In addition, the pellets provide a consistent level of hormones. For women, pellets need replacing every 3-4 mos., and with men 4-6 months. After insertion, the pellets remain intact and do not need replacing as they dissolve on their own until the next scheduled pellet insertion. Studies show that when compared to conventional hormone replacement therapy, BHRT pellets offer superior menopause and andropause relief.
⮞ What are Bioidentical Hormones?
Bioidentical Hormones are identical in their molecular structure to those made by a man or woman’s body. Hormones control almost all functions in the body. For instance, your sex and brain function, growth, and the breakdown of food. Therefore, when hormones are out of balance, uncomfortable symptoms can occur. Bioidentical hormone therapy consists of replacing the specific hormones within the body to achieve the desired outcome. These include Testosterone, Estradiol, Progesterone, Thyroid, and DHEA.
⮞ Am I a candidate for bioidentical hormone replacement therapy?
Dr. Veerula will request lab testing to determine your current hormone levels. Once results have been received, he will discuss with you and determine the next steps. Hormone imbalances affect both men and women. Out-of-balance hormones can cause symptoms like low energy, anxiety/depression, poor libido, forgetfulness, headaches, vaginal dryness, irregular periods, hot flashes, night sweats just to name a few.
For women, it can be during Peri-Menopause (Premenopause), Menopause, and Post-Menopause that they experience mild to extreme hormone fluctuations. It can begin as early as their late 30’s and last thru post-menopause. For men, they can experience loss of muscle mass, low sex drive, depression/anxiety, lack of focus, erectile dysfunction, and more. This usually starts around the ages of 40-45 and decreases each year, this is called Andropause. These changes can negatively impact a person’s quality of life.
⮞ How are Bioidentical Hormones Administered?
Bioidenticals are offered in the form of creams, troches, capsules, patches, injections, and pellets. Dr. Veerula prefers pellet therapy due to the consistent level of hormones pellets offer, which in turn benefit the patient. Medical literature has shown that pellets deliver a consistent level of hormones into the bloodstream, avoiding the fluctuations that occur when using creams, pills, or patches. The direct delivery into the bloodstream avoids changes in the liver seen with oral hormone therapy and eliminates the production of increased clotting factors. In women, bioidentical hormone pellets last 3 to 4 months; in men, 4 to 6 months.
Providing an optimal level of hormones can reduce or eliminate disruptive symptoms from low hormone levels. Don’t continue to suffer the symptoms of hormonal imbalance.
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⮞ How to find us
To obtain optimal Hormonal Balance and improve your quality of life, please call our office at 260-999-6924 to make an appointment. Additionally, Fort Wayne Integrative Medicine offers both Tele-Health and In-Person visits.
⮞ Our Mission Statement
Fort Wayne Integrative Medicine (FWIM) exists to provide a relationship-focused setting in a healing environment. We provide integrative therapies for patients in order to engage the whole person in reaching their full capacity for health and well-being.
