Hormone therapy involves using medications and supplements to treat hormone imbalances that lead to symptoms affecting quality of life. There are several types of hormone therapies available to treat issues like menopause symptoms in women, low testosterone in men, thyroid problems, and more.
The first step is getting hormone levels tested through bloodwork so imbalances can be properly identified. Common hormones tested include estrogen, testosterone, thyroid hormones T3 and T4, DHEA, melatonin, cortisol, and more. Symptoms and risk factors are also evaluated as part of the diagnosis.
Once test results are available, customized treatment plans are created that may include:
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT): Topical gels, patches, pellets, or oral medication
Bioidentical Hormones: Plant-derived hormones that closely match human hormones
Natural Hormone Support: Herbs, diet, and lifestyle modifications
Ongoing monitoring helps ensure treatments remain effective over time.
Factors like nutrition, exercise, stress management, and sleep quality all impact hormone levels. Making lifestyle changes enhances results from medical therapies.
Potential lifestyle improvements: Improving diet through more vegetables, high quality proteins and fats; daily movement and strength routines; stress-reduction practices like meditation, yoga, or journaling; prioritizing 7 hours of quality sleep per night.
Implementing positive lifestyle habits leads to better health outcomes.
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Hormone therapy can help transgender individuals align their physical characteristics with their gender identity. Studies show that after a year of hormone treatment, transgender men score higher on tests of spatial abilities typically associated with males, while transgender women score higher on verbal fluency tests typically associated with females.
