Comprehensive Details About
Hormone Theraphy
Hormone therapy, also known as hormone replacement therapy or HRT, helps resolve many menopause-related issues, like hot flashes and sexual dysfunction.
Why Do I Need Hormone Therapy?
Your estrogen level naturally starts declining in your 40s and 50s. During this stage, known as perimenopause, you start experiencing a wide variety of uncomfortable and even embarrassing side effects.
The point of hormone replacement therapy is to restore your natural hormone levels and minimize all of the uncomfortable hormone-related problems you have. Hormone therapy might be right for you if you’re experiencing:
- Pain during intercourse
- Weight fluctuations
- Vaginal dryness
- Mood swings
- Low libido
- Hot flashes
As you start getting closer to menopause, it’s also common to begin having sleep disturbances and night sweats. Hormone therapy minimizes these issues as well.
Which Type of Hormone Therapy is Best?
Hormone therapy isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution. To ensure your hormone therapy plan is best suited to your needs and your hormonal fluctuations, your practitioner at VERITAS OBGYN may run labs before getting started.
Your hormone replacement plan may consist of a combination of any of the following:
- Estrogen creams
- Implanted pellets
- Vaginal rings
- Oral tablets
- Skin patches
How Long Does it Take for Hormone Therapy to Work?
While it can take several weeks for you to really start noticing the benefits of hormone therapy, once you get started on your treatment, you might find that your symptoms improve rather quickly. Vaginal rings, for instance, can resolve vaginal dryness issues almost immediately.
You usually start on the lowest dose of hormone medication, then gradually increase your dosage as needed. Your dedicated practitioner at VERITAS OBGYN typically has you follow up after about three months to check your hormone levels. They can adjust your HRT at any time to ensure you don’t live another day with uncomfortable symptoms.
Get started on your personalized hormone therapy plan at VERITAS OBGYN right away by booking a consultation. Schedule either online or over the phone.
The doctors at VERITAS OBGYN are especially sensitive to the needs of their young patients, so they focus on establishing a trusting relationship and explaining about gynecologic care. are medications used for women with ovulation problems because of high levels of prolactin. These medications are taken by mouth.
Our Specialists
Virginia Elizabeth Mclean, MD, FACOG
Dr. Virginia McLean, MD is an Obstetrics & Gynecology Specialist in New York, NY. Her office accepts telehealth appointments.
Dr. Mclean graduated from the Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 2014. She works in Port Jefferson Station, NY and 8 other locations and specializes in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
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