Biomimetic Hormones | Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy

If you first want to try treating your menopause symptoms with natural solutions such as herbal supplements, diet change, exercise and improving your healthy living habits before you try bioidentical hormones, there are some products on the market for you.

Medical research has proven that women need natural hormone supplementation with bioidentical hormones such as estrogen, progesterone, testosterone and DHEA. You may even be hearing a lot about Human Growth Hormone supplementation as well. It’s another hormone that decreases as you age.  Natural hormone supplementation can combat the symptoms of menopause such as anxiety, hot flashes, night sweats, muscle and joint pain, sleeping problems, brain fog, thinning of the vaginal wall and vaginal dryness, memory problems, mood swings, irritability, depression, acquisition of new allergies, urinary incontinence, and weight gain.

However, there are some herbal supplements available which can give some women complete relief from menopause symptoms. These are the herbal solutions which has played a part in traditional herbal medicine and they have been clinically researched, they are safe and well tolerated. In addition, they are not expensive to buy.

Look for products which contain dong quai, vitex, black cohosh, gamma-orzyanol and hesperidin. Such a product containing all these ingredients in the correct amounts is MenoSense which you can buy in your local health store.

If you are having sleep problems and you wake up in the early hours of the morning and can’t get back to sleep, there are other herbal supplements available by the same company. Waking up in the early hours of the morning and not being able to fall back to sleep is due to stress, high cortisol levels and insulin levels which shoot up in the early morning hours. This is a sign of adrenal exhaustion which comes from chronic stress and living a stressful life. MenoSense makes a product called AdrenaSense which helps combat anxiety and insomnia. If sleeping problems are causing a lot of problems in your life and they are severe, perhaps you should be speaking with your bioidentical doctor about supplementing with natural bioidentical hormones.

Low Libido Natural Treatments

A low libido can be improved with the bioidentical hormones progesterone and testosterone. Low libido during menopause and andropause occurs when production of the hormones estrogen, progesterone, testosterone and prolactin drops. A low thyroid also affects libido. However, if you would like to try some traditional herbal supplements for assisting with low libido, try the herbs L-Arginine which benefits both men and women’s libidos.

Tribullus Terrestris or puncture vine is an adaptogen which raises testosterone levels that are low. Ginkgo biloba also assists with low libido and improves blood flow to small vessels which increases sexual sensation. Eurycoma Longifolia is a Malaysian ginseng and helps libido and assists with vaginal dryness. Choline Bitartrate is another herb that boosts a low libido. As well as these herbs, take some Pantothenic Acid or vitamin B6 which assists with cell production and increases endurance.

All of these natural supplements for the treatment of menopause and andropause should help if you are suffering mild symptoms. They must be used in the correct doses and the dose that is correct for you will be determined by a naturopath or your doctor. If you do not find relief from menopause symptoms from these natural herbal solutions, you should look into having your hormones checked and getting a prescription for natural bioidentical hormones from your bioidentical doctor. Whether you take only natural supplements or bioidentical hormones, you must follow a healthy life style in menopause or andropause. Nothing works alone to restore hormone balance if you are not taking care of your body and your health.

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The gradual natural aging process in a woman results in the decline of normal ovarian function. This, in turn, results in the onset of cessation of menstruation, which signals the onset of menopause. Contrary to popular perception, keeping in mind the advances that medical science has made, entering menopause need not be a difficult phase of one’s life. Although it signifies the end of your childbearing years, it is a time for new beginnings, a time to concentrate on your Self.  In fact, one can lead a perfectly normal, healthy, productive and happy life after menopause. Millions of women around the world would testify to this fact. The strange itches, night sweats, hot flashes, vaginal dryness, depression and anxiety are some of the most common symptoms of menopause.  They can all be dealt with by improving lifestyle, diet, exercise and bioidentical hormones.

The decreased production of certain hormones in the body results in the symptoms of menopause. For example, decreased levels of estrogen, an important hormone is a chief  reason for some of the symptoms. Also, at this time in life, some women which actually experience elevated levels of estrogen resulting in estrogen dominance – which a a dangerous place to be in.  Excess estrogen is dangerous because it can cause breast cancer.  Similarly, the levels of progesterone, another important hormone, also decreases resulting in certain symptoms associated with menopause. Estrogen dominance can be corrected by supplementing the body with natural progesterone.

The symptoms of menopause can vary from one woman to another. While for one it may be that of urinary incontinence, for another it could be a decrease in libido. Mood swings are also common when a woman enters this phase in her life. In fact, a vast majority of them suffer from acute depression and panic attacks, with the onset of menopause. Dry skin and hair loss are some other symptoms experienced by women during the onset of menopause. Certain women are also known to gain weight during this point in time of their life, especially around the waist and stomach area. Fortunately, hormone replacement therapy is available to provide relief from these symptoms.  It becomes necessary to balance your hormones and supplement the ones that are missing or decreased.

Hormone replacement therapy involves supplementing certain hormones by what are known as bioidentical hormones. These natural bioidentical hormones are produced using botanical extracts, synthesized in a laboratory.  Many women, aware of the dangers of synthetic hormone therapy, now seek out bioidentical hormones. These natural bioidentical hormones are prescribed by a doctor and taken in different methods such as troches, creams, gels, patches or pellets and may be taken biomimetically, mimicking the natural cycle of the rise and fall of hormones in the body.  It depends on what the doctor thinks your individual needs are to help you face this new phase of life called menopause.

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