Hormonal Changes During Menopause: How Biote Hormone Therapy Can Help

Menopause can, unfortunately, bring many difficult changes. These changes aren’t often talked about, leaving many women struggling to adjust. It’s important to know that menopause may be an inevitable change in your body’s functioning, but the menopausal transition doesn’t need to be miserable. You have treatment options available, especially with the help of our intimate health providers. Here’s what to know about how Biote hormone replacement therapy can help you manage the menopause transition.

How Do Hormones Change During Menopause?

Menopause occurs in stages and begins at an average age of 45 (a stage called perimenopause). At this stage, the hormones estrogen and progesterone begin to decline in their production. Both of these hormones are responsible for (among many things) supporting the menstrual cycle and playing a key role in pregnancy. Other hormones can be affected by menopause, such as follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone. All of these hormones play a key role in a woman’s reproductive cycle.

Menopause is defined as having stopped your menstrual period for at least twelve consecutive months. However, some women begin experiencing menopausal symptoms much earlier. In fact, in some women, menopause can begin as early as 40 (called premature menopause or early menopause).

What Are Common Menopausal Symptoms?

Some of the most common and widely-known menopausal and perimenopausal symptoms are hot flashes and night sweats, but there are many lesser-known ones. These include:

• Irregular periods
• Vaginal dryness
• Severe hot flashes
• Weight gain
• Painful sexual intercourse
• Night sweats
• Sleep problems
• Fatigue
• Low libido

Menopause can also cause many emotional symptoms, like mood swings, brain fog, depression, and more. These can be equally distressing, especially if you normally feel like an upbeat and energetic person. All these symptoms can be extremely disruptive to your daily life. Although you may be able to find temporary relief (for example, creams to relieve vaginal dryness), most women prefer a more long-term solution.

Can Hormone Therapy Help Menopause Changes?

Many of these symptoms can be treated by supporting progesterone and estrogen levels. Hormone replacement therapy can increase progesterone and estrogen levels to ease symptoms of menopause, helping you feel more like yourself. It’s even thought that low hormones are responsible for an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in menopausal women, meaning hormone therapy may play a protective role.

Biote hormone therapy is one of our most recommended options. Our intimate health providers will evaluate your hormone levels and develop a personalized blend of hormones to help ease the transition to menopause. The most popular method of administering hormones is through a pellet inserted under the skin, where it emits a steady stream of hormones over several months. This type of therapy, that can include estrogen, testosterone or both can be less hassle and avoids the need to remember to use pills, patches, or creams every day.

Hormone Therapy in Long Island, New York

Biote hormone therapy is invaluable in helping you alleviate menopause and perimenopause symptoms. To meet with our intimate health providers and learn more about your options, contact our office today. We conveniently serve the greater Long Island and Queens, NY areas.