Treating Symptoms Of Menopause With Bioidentical Hormone (Bhrt)

Bioidentical Hormones (BHRT) To Treat The Symptoms Of Menopause

BHRT means Bioidentical Hormone replacement therapy; Bioidentical Hormones are able to imitate the identical structure of human hormones and are used to treat symptoms of menopause, postmenopause and perimenopause. If this form of treatment has been suggested for you to try, you quite rightly should ask questions.

These are created by purchasing bioidentical hormones, and uniquely tailoring a cocktail of the exact hormone replacement required by each patient and this is what makes them so unique. Many bioidentical hormones are also manufactured from natural products such as wild yam and soybeans, and not synthetic chemicals, and this makes them cost effective too.

Much like a pair of reading glasses of the strength you require can be purchased in a pharmacy, so too can different strengths of bioidentical hormones. The prescription, or strength a particular person (woman) requires is based on the outcome of a series of tests conducted on examination, by a doctor. He then orders your prerequisite dosage by prescription from the pharmacy.

This helps the doctor to find out what stage of hormone decline the patient is experiencing. They then administer a static dose which is tweaked after a certain amount of time. The perfect scenario is to achieve a completely normal hormone level, much like the body would manufacture naturally.

Dosage can be administers by suppository, injection, the application of creams and orally. There is also a new method of treatment, as well as static dosing, called rhythmic cycling. This is a new approach and its aim is to completely match the hormonal status of a woman at the peak of her reproductive cycle.

It has become obvious that hormone replacement therapy is essential for the good health of menopausal women. Particularly as in recent years it has been proved that women are at serious risk of breast cancer. Stroke and heart attacks if they are post menopausal and have not received HRT. The times in a woman’s life when she is best protected from these illnesses are her 30’s, as this is the time when hormonal balances are at their peak. This is especially so for breast cancer!

Progesterone levels begin to diminish in the late 30’s and around ten years later estrogen degeneration follows. E3 or Estriol is the estrogen responsible for preventing blood clots and it also protects the breast from cancer. At this age E3 drops dramatically and E1 (Estrone) production increases. E1 is remarkable in that it promotes the development of Breast cancer and is considered to be carcinogenic, and it also promotes blood clotting. E3 levels drop from a high of 80% to a low of 10% and E1 increases from 10% to 80%.

Huge research has been conducted on synthetic hormones, and they have found to weight towards E1 production. They are not able to identically imitate female hormones whereas Bioidentical Hormones can.

It is ideal to commence with BHRT at the onset of menopause, or at least within ten years of onset. This treatment has shown conclusively to be able to protect the skin, bones, brain heart and breasts. The outcome is a longer and healthier life!

For the treatment of menopause, enquire about the use of Bioidentical Hormones. Helping with the symptoms that you have a hard time dealing with, and much more!