Baltimore menopause specialist, Eric Nager, M.D. offers natural bioidentical hormone replacement therapy to treat female hormone imbalances caused by menopause in Baltimore - Washington DC Metro.

Tired of feeling exhausted? Depressed or anxious for no reason? Struggling to maintain your weight and get a good night’s sleep? You’re not alone. Hormonal imbalances during menopause can affect physical, mental and emotional health. Please don’t resign yourself to suffering anymore – there is an effective natural solution!

Unfortunately, traditional medical treatments only focus on managing menopause rather than treating the cause– hormone decline. Declining hormones significantly impact the physical and emotional well-being of women. Many Baltimore women feel frustrated and hopeless as they are expected to suffer through menopause while still trying to maintain the highest level of performance in their daily lives. Eric Nager, M.D. of OptiHealth Institute understands how declining hormones affect every aspect of women’s wellness and is dedicated to helping Baltimore women end the suffering with functional medicine treatments including bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. Menopause does not have to be painful or depressing and Eric Nager, M.D. of OptiHealth Institute will give you the guidance you need to get balanced and back to feeling like yourself again.

Baltimore menopause specialist, Eric Nager, M.D. offers bioidentical hormone replacement therapy to help Baltimore - Washington DC Metro women eliminate the symptoms of menopause and age related hormone decline. Call (443) 737-4456 today!

Symptoms of Menopause

Menopause is known to cause numerous symptoms that are different for each women experiencing them.  Eric Nager, M.D. of OptiHealth Institute uses advanced hormone testing, bioidentical hormone therapy and functional medicine treatments to help Baltimore - Washington DC Metro women naturally replenish deficient hormones and gain relief from symptoms associated with menopause and perimenopause. Baltimore menopause specialist, Eric Nager, M.D. offers a variety of comprehensive functional medicine programs to help Baltimore - Washington DC Metro women restore balance.

Seeing weight gain despite your regular exercise and healthy dieting can be a devastating symptom of hormone imbalance. Stabilizing metabolic function and boosting energy levels with Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy helps to prevent hormonal weight gain.

When your hormones are imbalanced, you might be feeling fatigued–like a hollow shell going through the day-to-day motions. This lack of energy can be debilitating, leaving you unable to do the things you love. Balancing your hormones can help you get back to your passions by relieving you of your fatigue and replenishing your liveliness and youthful zest.

Inconsistent sleeping patterns can be distressing. Often accompanied by hot flashes, mood swings, and depression–leading to worsening fatigue and plummeting energy levels. Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy can restore optimal hormone levels and improve your natural sleeping patterns, making it easier to fall asleep and stay asleep, and helping you to wake feeling rested and restored.

If you’ve noticed more feelings of instability, irritability, and uncontrollable surges of emotions then you may be experiencing the common, yet often neglected, mood swings that are caused by hormonal imbalances. You can feel more confident that you are in control by achieving hormonal stability in your body with BHRT.

It’s all too common for women to experience low libido as a side effect of the hormonal declines and imbalances brought on by menopause. If your relationship and quality of life has suffered due to the negative impact of decreasing interest or pleasure–rebalancing and recharging your dwindling hormones can help replenish your libido, restoring your radiance and enthusiasm.

Falling estrogen levels can lead to vaginal dryness. Medications such as contraceptives and antidepressants can further agitate the imbalances causing this symptom. It’s a common side effect and can be embarrassing–cause difficulties such as painful intercourse or lowering your libido. Hormone Replacement Therapy boosts estrogen levels and can help restore your vitality and sexual wellness.

Experiencing the inevitable hormone fluctuations and symptoms that come with menopause can cause depression. Bioidentical Hormone Therapy is a safe, natural way to stabilize hormones and symptoms–eliminating depression without the need for medication.

If you’ve experienced the quick and unexpected onslaught of symptoms such as sweat, blotchy skin, rapid heartbeats, and anxiety then you know how mortifying an unanticipated hot flash can be. Bioidentical Hormone Therapy can boost the dropping estrogen levels that leave you feeling like a bonfire in July.

It is a natural, yet painful, reality that aging can lead to the decline of mental elasticity and short- and long-term memory retention. Hormones have an important connection with the hypothalamus; any disruption can have embarrassing and devastating consequences. When Dr. Eric Nager rebalances your hormones, you can regain confidence and know that your lifestyle is back on track.

Fibroids are growths of various sizes in the uterus that often go undetected but can cause symptoms such as: heavy menstrual bleeding, pelvic pressure or pain, difficulty emptying your bladder, constipation, back pain, and more. Imbalanced levels of estrogen and progesterone can cause fibroids to grow and increase your symptoms. Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy can help you rebalance these hormones–alleviating your symptoms and diminishing these growths.

Described as abnormal tissue growth that can appear on the female reproductive organs, endometriosis can cause intensified menstrual pains, irregular bleeding, and scarring of the uterus and sexual organs. Controlling estrogen levels with Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy and specialized nutrition plans has been shown to greatly improve the symptoms of endometriosis in women.

Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) symptoms such as weight gain, depression, brain fog, fatigue, and more, are distressing. Yet, we are doomed to face them. However, Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy can be used to regulate and stabilize your hormone fluctuations. Alleviating you from those symptoms and bringing you more consistency in your day-to-day.

Benefits of Bioidentical Hormones

Bioidentical hormones benefit the female body in a multitude of ways. Because of the way that these natural hormones identically match the hormones in the human body, women experience little to no side effects when undergoing Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy.

They Are Natural and Bio-Identical To Your Own Hormones

Bioidentical hormones are derived from natural plant sources–like soy and yam–and are an exact chemical match to the hormones your body naturally produces. Bioidentical Hormones are preferable to synthetic hormones because your body treats them as if they were its own. Synthetic hormones made within labs include added compounds so that they can be patented–which means you are getting unnecessary added chemical components.

Better Sleep is Essential to Better Health

Healthy hormone levels are crucial to maintaining healthy sleep cycles. When your body loses sync with its normal sleep schedule, you can get stuck in a feedback loop where losing sleep disrupts healthy hormone production–further disrupting your sleep cycle. Balancing your hormones can help get you back on a healthy sleeping schedule and improve your overall wellbeing.

Reduce Cravings and Lose Weight More Easily

Low estrogen levels can make it hard to lose weight. This is because estrogen is stored in fat cells. When your body naturally begins producing less estrogen it attempts to hold onto the fat in order to preserve as much estrogen as possible. By receiving bioidentical estrogen through BHRT, your body will recognize the new source of estrogen and allow the fat to come off.

Better Moods – Feel Your Best

Our moods are informed by a complex web of factors. Day-to-day our moods shift along with our personal experiences. Being in a bad mood isn’t necessarily a symptom of hormone imbalance; however, experiencing erratic changes in your mood or consistently feeling sour when you would normally feel upbeat are signs that something internal is disrupting your moods. By balancing your hormones, you can improve your brain chemistry and get back to feeling like yourself again.

Raise Libido and Regain Sex Drive

Sex drive is innately linked to hormone production–especially testosterone. So when your hormones are imbalanced, your desire for sex and physical contact can diminish. This can contribute to symptoms of depression because of overall changes in your mood and issues within intimate relationships. Using BHRT to balance hormones can help to reignite your libido.

Are you experiencing irregular periods or hot flashes? It’s likely that you have begun the menopausal transition. Typically, these symptoms are enough to indicate menopause and testing is not needed. However, some blood tests may be done to check hormone levels. These tests check:

  • Follicle-stimulating Hormone (FSH) and Estrogen levels — As women go through menopause, FSH levels increase while Estrogen levels decrease.
  • Thyroid-stimulating Hormone (TSH) levels — Since Hypothyroidism mimics symptoms of Menopause, doctors may decide to rule it out.

Don’t hesitate to call Dr. Eric Nager at (443) 737-4456 to discuss your concerns; together, we can make this journey as comfortable as possible.

Treating Menopause with BHRT

While hormone replacement therapy can’t stop your body from going through the natural process of menopause, it can help to reduce or eliminate many of the associated symptoms. BHRT is a particular form of hormone replacement therapy that uses bioidentical hormones to relieve symptoms while experiencing little to no side effects.

Bioidentical hormones are hormones derived from natural sources such as soy and yams. What makes them truly unique is that they are chemically identical to the natural hormones that your body normally produces. This means that when you give your body bioidentical hormones to supplement those that your body is not producing, it can’t tell the difference! This is not the case with synthetic hormones. Synthetic hormones are not identical to your body’s natural hormones. Synthetic hormones are altered with unnatural chemical components so that their formulas can be patented by their manufacturers. Many women have tried synthetic hormones but later switched to bioidentical hormones because of adverse side-effects.

Bioidentical Hormones Used to Treat Menopausal Symptoms

  • Estriol: It is formed in the liver and is 8% as potent as estradiol and 14% as potent as estrone. The lack of it can cause problems with dry skin and urinary tract infections.
  • Estradiol: This is the major form of estrogen produced by the ovaries. Which means the imbalance of this hormone causes the majority of troublesome symptoms. It is the primary female sex hormone, but it also affects other tissues–including bone.
  • Progesterone: Your body naturally releases progesterone in the second half of your menstrual cycle. It is also responsible for helping to sustain a pregnancy. When progesterone and estrogen are balanced in the second half of your cycle, you are less likely to experience PMS or heavy periods. In menopause, progesterone helps you feel calm, sleep well, and “feel yourself”.
  • Testosterone: Although primarily a male hormone, testosterone is present in smaller amounts in women. Testosterone imbalance affects energy levels, sexual desire, muscle tone and the overall sense of well-being.
  • Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA): This hormone is produced by the brain and helps to create sex hormones in both genders. Balancing the level of DHEA in your body can help increase your energy, stamina, and resiliency. As well as help fight depression, obesity, and osteoporosis.
Baltimore Menopause Treatment

Re-claim Your Peace with Natural Menopause Relief

Baltimore menopause specialist, Eric Nager, M.D. offers bioidentical hormone replacement therapy as a safe, natural option for menopausal hormone imbalance. Call (443) 737-4456 to schedule your consultation today!

Functional Medicine specialist at OptiHealth Institute treats women struggling with menopause using bioidentical hormone replacement therapy in Baltimore and Aberdeen, Alexandria, Annapolis, Annapolis, Arlington, Baltimore, Bel Air, Bethesda, Bowie, Cockeysville, College Park, Columbia, Dover, Dundalk, Easton, Edgewood, Eldersburg, Elkridge, Elkton, Ellicott City, Essex, Frederick, Frederick, Gaithersburg, Glen Burnie, Greenbelt, Hagerstown, Hanover, Harrisburg, Havre de Grace, Lancaster, Laurel, Monmouth County, Morris County, Odenton, Owings Mills, Parkville, Pasadena, Perry Hall, Randallstown, Rockville, Severn, Severna Park, Silver Spring, South Gate, Towson, Waldorf, Washington DC, Westminster, Wilmington, and York.