While perimenopause and menopause are considered ‘normal’ life changes, you get no medals for suffering through it alone.
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Manage menopause and perimenopause with ease. We’ll help you find the right therapies to get you feeling like you again.
While perimenopause and menopause are considered ‘normal’ life changes, you get no medals for suffering through it alone.
Join us in the movement where all women get to look and feel great from the inside out.
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$149-$199 a month for medications; includes provider visits. Lab draws are $99.
Our hormone treatment options come as creams, troches, capsules, and injectables. We’ll work with you to customize a plan that best fits your individual needs. We also offer the option to mix personalized dosages into one cream for super easy application.
Bioidentical hormones are manmade hormones derived from plant estrogens that are chemically identical to those the human body produces. Estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone are among those most commonly replicated and used in treatment. Bioidentical hormones come in various forms, including:
Perimeopause and the early years of menopause are a critical window for health, and that’s true even if you don’t have symptoms. It is a sensitive period or inflection point, during which time small health problems could, if not addressed, amplify into larger and more permanent health problems later in life. Symptoms can include:
Some women have no symptoms during menopause. Their period stops and that’s it. But they are in the minority. 80% of women experience some symptoms and for half of them these symptoms last for years. The medium duration of hot flashes and vasomotor symptoms among these women was 7.4 years You should start BHRT during perimenopause. The closer you start to menopause the better the long term outcomes for preventing bone loss and osteoporosis.
“For the last two decades perimenopausal and menopausal women have received misinformation about the benefits and risks of hormone replacement therapy. Now is the time to right that wrong and to offer women the relief they need today as well as the preventive therapies that will benefit them tomorrow.”
Throughout our lives, our bodies depend on estrogen to keep us healthy and going strong. Not only is it essential for our reproductive activities, it also affects our urinary tract, heart and blood vessels, bones, breasts, skin, hair, pelvis muscles and our brain.
Women produce 3x as much testosterone as estrogen (before menopause). Testosterone in women helps keep bones healthy, promotes cognitive health and maintains sex drive. It is helpful for overall energy levels and to keep bodily functions running smoothly.
We produce progesterone when we ovulate. The first hormone to go down when we start ovulating less or sporadically is progesterone. Progesterone converts to a neurosteroid called allopregnanolone which calms GABA receptors. Progesterone is our calming hormone that helps with mood, anxiety and sleep.
DHEA is a hormone that is produced in our adrenal gland. It helps produce other hormones, including testosterone and estrogen. Natural DHEA levels peak in early adulthood and then slowly fall as you age.
Every woman is different but estrogen and progesterone benefits can be felt in as little as 1-7 days. Testosterone usually takes longer at about 4 weeks. To experience the full benefits of HRT, it is best to be patient and know that dosing adjustments may need to be made to find the correct levels for your individual needs.
While there are possible side effects with any medication or therapy, the short answer is yes. The 2002 WHI study that claimed HRT caused an increased risk of breast cancer and blood clots has been proven wrong. There are numerous studies proving that HRT is not only safe and effective for treating menopausal symptoms but it is preventative and protective over our heart, brain and bones. Read the official NAMS position statement on menopause here.
Initial lab with provider visit is $99. If labs are not needed the consultation fee is $25. HRT is a monthly subscription, billed quarterly. Costs range from $149 to $199 a month for both medications and provider visits, depending on your customized treatment plan.
If you have not been on hormonal support, the labs can be from the last 3-6 months. If on hormonal support, labs need to be within the last 90 days. Email labs to info@choosejoi.co
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We do not accept insurance at this time. We do accept credit cards and HSA/FSA accounts.