Hormones may be tiny, but they have a huge impact on your overall health and function. The chemicals produced by glands in your endocrine system travel through your bloodstream to organs and other tissues.
Functioning as your body’s messengers, hormones let your organs know what to do and when. While your body is usually pretty good at regulating hormones, issues like aging and menopause can throw them off balance.
Dr. Christopher J. Riegel at The Riegel Center in Plano, Texas, offers bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) to people experiencing the effects of hormone imbalance. Read on to learn about some of the most common symptoms.
Some of the processes hormones affect play a role in your physicality. So when levels of hormones like testosterone or estrogen dip too low, you might even look different.
Common physical symptoms of imbalanced hormones include:
Hormone imbalances can affect your emotional health as well. These shifts are especially common with changes that come along with puberty, pregnancy, and menopause.
Common emotional signs you may need to have your hormones checked include:
When your hormones become or stay imbalanced, your behaviors are also likely to change. Common behavioral signs of hormonal imbalance include:
Thankfully, the many symptoms of hormone imbalance can be helped through proper diagnosis and treatment. Depending on the cause and severity of your symptoms, Dr. Riegel may recommend bioidentical hormone replacement therapy.
During BHRT treatment, he injects hormones made from plant estrogens (an alternative to synthetic hormones) into your body.
Dr. Riegel specializes in bioidentical pellet therapy, which involves placing these hormones under your skin during a minimally invasive procedure. They gradually release into the body over 3-4 months, mimicking your body’s natural release cycle.
Restoring hormonal balance through BHRT can improve many aspects of your well-being, reducing the above symptoms and inviting significant benefits like:
If you’re experiencing symptoms of hormone imbalance, call one of our offices or request an appointment online today. Our team would love to help you get back on track with your health, hormonally and otherwise.
