Hormone replacement therapy is the process of supplying the body with hormones that it needs for functioning, but is unable to produce in sufficient quantities. The most common form of HRT is the administration of hormonal medications to address the symptoms of menopausal women, but the hormonal imbalances experienced by men, such low testosterone levels, can also be addressed through HRT.
The principle benefit of hormone replacement therapy is the amelioration of the symptoms of the hormonal imbalance. In the case of women, the symptoms successfully addressed with the help of HRT include hot flashes, bone loss, decreased muscle mass, the accelerated aging of the skin, sexual dysfunctions, insomnia and mood disorders. In the case of men, the condition that is the most often treated with HRT is low testosterone, the symptoms of which include sleep disturbances, muscle loss and increased body fat, sexual and emotional changes and the appearance or the worsening of sleep apnoea.
The administration of any HRT can start only after extensive and complex medical examinations to rule out any medical conditions that make HRT impossible and to determine the exact composition of the medication by determining the exact nature of the hormonal imbalance to be treated. You can trust Denver bioidentical hormone doctors to help you get you back on the right track.