Symptoms of menopause and perimenopause can be alleviated very effectively with natural or bioidentical hormone therapy.
Dr. Enzenbacher has devoted her practice to working with women through the transition of menopause, a state that most women will be in for 1/3 to 1/2 of their lifetime. She has years of experience with hormone testing and replacement with bioidentical hormones.
What is Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy:
Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy is the term for the treatment of symptoms and conditions caused by the effects of aging and hormone deficiencies resulting from menopause and perimenopause. Bioidentical Hormone Replacement uses hormones that are identical in their mollecular structure to the hormones produced naturally within the human body.
Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy is used more generally to describe the practice of using only bioidentical hormones in the treatment of all hormone deficiencies, not just menopause. These include perimenopause, thyroid, adrenal fatigue and weight loss.
Hormones regulate the activity of cells and tissues in the body. Optimized and balanced hormones are essential to good health and a feeling of well-being. In both men and women, hormones decrease with age causing a wide range of symptoms such as fatigue, weight gain, loss of sex drive depression and disrupted sleep patterns (insomnia). The hormones estrogen, testosterone, progesterone, thyroid and cortisol all play a very serious role in daily life and health and an imbalance can impact life dramatically.
Many people resign themselves to living with the serious symptoms caused by hormone imbalance, accepting them as an unchangeable and an untreatable part of the aging process. However, maintaining optimum levels of hormones promotes an improved quality of life and prevents many of the degenerative illnesses commonly associated with aging.
Bioidentical Hormones are derived from plants, such as yam or soy and are chemically and functionally identical to human hormones. Bioidentical Hormones produce the same responses in the body as hormones made by the body without increased risk of allergic reaction and sensitivities.
Dr. Enzenbacher's approach is to individualize treatment plans for each patient based on medical history, physical examination, symptoms and laboratory analysis. The prescription is tailored to the exact amount of each hormone needed for the individual's balance. Dr. Enzenbacher focuses on Bioidentical Hormone restoration and optimization.
The first step is to treat the causes of hormone imbalance when possible. Providing your body with the elements needed to make its own hormones is fundamental. The next step is to supplement with bioidentical hormones to restore deficient hormones.
Questions? Please call Janis L. Enzenbacher, M.D. directly at 800-775-4902 Ext. 168 to schedule your initial appointment, discuss your symptoms and decide on a course of treatment for your specific needs.
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