Bioidentical hormones are identical in molecular structure to the hormones naturally produced in the human body. As we age, our hormone levels decline causing unpleasant symptoms. Replacing deficient hormones with bioidentical versions can provide immense benefits and allow patients to enjoy an improved quality of life.
Butterfly Hormone Center specializes in customized bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT). Our experienced practitioners create personalized treatment plans to restore optimal hormone balance based on your unique needs. We offer cutting-edge therapies in a comfortable, caring environment.
The first step is determining if hormone imbalance is causing your symptoms. We offer advanced hormone testing to precisely check levels of key hormones including:
Estrogen deficiency manifests as hot flashes, vaginal dryness, bladder issues, mood changes, sleep disruption, and loss of collagen, leading to aging skin and joints. Boosting estrogen can relieve these concerns.
Progesterone works synergistically with estrogen. Declining progesterone contributes to estrogen dominance, heightening PMS, breast tenderness, fluid retention, and anxiety. Progesterone creams may help.
Testosterone fuels libido, energy, strength, endurance, and cognitive function. Low testosterone causes fatigue, sexual dysfunction, muscle loss, weight gain, and depression in both sexes.
The thyroid gland regulates metabolism. Hypothyroidism causes exhaustion, weight gain, cold intolerance, constipation, dry skin, and hair loss. Thyroid hormone replacement alleviates these issues.
Accurately assessing hormone status is crucial for developing an effective treatment plan. Butterfly Hormone Center utilizes advanced testing to pinpoint imbalances.
Bioidentical hormones are plant-derived compounds engineered to perfectly match human hormones at a molecular level. They are biochemically equivalent to the hormones produced naturally in the body.
The most common delivery methods include:
Treatment plans using bioidentical hormones are highly personalized, based on the patient’s lab results, symptoms, lifestyle factors, and preferences.
The goal is balancing hormones for improved wellbeing while closely monitoring for safety. Follow-up testing ensures optimal levels are achieved and maintained long-term without overshooting.
Butterfly Hormone Center sets itself apart by offering:
Our board-certified practitioners have extensive advanced training in anti-aging medicine, bioidentical hormone optimization, nutrition, and lifestyle coaching. We stay current on the latest medical research to best serve our patients.
Beyond foundational bioidentical hormones, we provide therapies like peptide injections for recovery, regeneration, and healing at a cellular level. Our toolbox enables truly integrative care.
We know no two patients are identical. After thoroughly evaluating your labs, history and objectives, our experts design fully individualized treatment plans to target your personal hormone needs and health goals.
Hormone balance fluctuates, so we diligently monitor your progress through follow-up assessments and labs, modifying your regimen to keep you optimally balanced. We remain partners in your wellness journey.
Lifestyle coaching on nutrition, exercise, stress reduction and supplementation complements our leading-edge biomedicine, empowering you to look and feel your best long after treatment ends.
We invite you to visit our state-of-the-art Waterman clinic and discover why patients rave about their experiences with Butterfly Hormone Center. Our cutting-edge therapies and compassionate support lead to lifechanging results. Contact us today to start your journey toward optimal hormone health and wellbeing!
Bioidentical hormones are not necessarily safer or more effective than synthetic hormones for menopausal symptoms. However, some women report preferring them because they more closely mimic the body's natural hormones. More research is still needed to fully understand the risks and benefits.
As women approach menopause, estrogen levels precipitously decline, inciting an array of unpleasant symptoms. Supplementing estrogen alleviates these concerns. We offer:
Topical estrogen creams provide localized relief of vaginal dryness and vulvovaginal atrophy when applied directly. This spares the remainder of the body from systemic effects.
Oral estrogen therapy in pill form boosts whole-body estrogen levels to reduce hot flashes, night sweats, sleep disruption, mood instability and aging skin, hair, joints and muscles.
Transdermal estrogen gels and skin patches allow estrogens to directly enter circulation for whole-body benefits without undergoing first-pass liver metabolism, resulting in more consistent absorption.
Pellet implants offer another option, providing steady long-acting estrogen delivery. Pellets placed under the skin continuously release hormones over several months. Local numbing ensures comfort.
We thoughtfully determine the most fitting estrogen preparations, doses and routes of administration tailored to your needs and preferences.
In both sexes, testosterone drives sexual desire, energy, lean muscle mass, fat metabolism, cognition and wellbeing. Consequently, low testosterone (low-T) produces debilitating effects:
For men, diminished testosterone also brings erectile dysfunction and reduced sperm production.
Meanwhile in women, testosterone plays key reproductive roles, and its decline can leave the libido languishing.
We replenish testosterone to restore zest for life. Options include:
Testosterone injections have an immediate impact, rapidly increasing hormone levels. Effects last around two weeks. Injections are a versatile option allowing easy titering to the optimal dose.
Topical testosterone preparations provide localized tissue benefits without significantly influencing whole-body levels. This avoids side effects. We meticulously formulate creams based on your needs.
A minor office procedure inserts concentrated pellets under the skin supplying steady testosterone release for 3-6 months. This hands-off approach promotes compliance.
We leverage cutting-edge therapies like these to proximate youthful functioning, energy, body composition and vitality lasting through your later years.
The thyroid gland governs metabolism by secreting T3 and T4 hormones regulating oxygen consumption and energy expenditure. With hypothyroidism, decreased thyroid output slows metabolism causing:
Replacing thyroid hormones is vital for restoring wellness and resolving these concerns.
At Butterfly Hormone Center we prescribe bioidentical thyroid hormone replacement using T4, T3 or combination preparations to normalize thyroid functioning long-term. This provides lasting relief from hypothyroidism's troublesome symptoms. We also address underlying causes like autoimmunity, nutrient deficiencies or medications impairing thyroid health to enable proper management.
Thyroid issues necessitate an integrative approach. We offer thorough testing, careful medication adjustment, nutraceuticals, dietary coaching and lifestyle advice tailored to your needs for optimal outcomes.
The hormone progesterone plays myriad essential roles for both sexes. It promotes calm functioning of the nervous system, aids sleep quality, facilitates thyroid hormone activity, maintains fluid balance, preserves bone matrix, and helps regulate estrogen and testosterone effects.
With advancing age, progesterone deficiency becomes common, causing irregular periods and perimenopausal symptoms in women and adversely impacting energy, mood and metabolism in men. Low progesterone also elevates breast cancer risk.
We provide bioidentical progesterone creams, oral capsules, troches, vaginal suppositories or pellets to restore optimal levels based on testing and clinical evaluation. This relieves progesterone deficiency symptoms including anxiety, insomnia, fluid retention, fatigue, PMS and menstrual irregularities.
Careful monitoring ensures proper dosing to avoid excess. We also address lifestyle factors like stress management impacting progesterone levels and collaborate with your gynecologist for specialized reproductive issues.
Our cutting edge therapies and integrative care lead to dramatically improved sleep, energy, comfort, and wellbeing.
Peptides are short chains of amino acids, similar to proteins. Many peptides occur naturally, directing cellular communication and biological processes. Unique peptides exert targeted effects:
At Butterfly Hormone Center, specialized peptide injections complement our foundational hormone optimization, harnessing your body's innate self-healing and regenerative capacity at a DNA level. Beneficial effects include:
Key peptides accelerate recovery from sprains, strains, fractures or surgery, while also slowing osteoarthritis progression and rebuilding degenerating joints over time through optimizing cartilage synthesis. This reduces aches and enhances flexibility.
Specific peptides stimulate collagen and elastin synthesis, regenerating youthful skin texture, tone and elasticity to minimize lines, wrinkles and sun damage. Others revive hair follicles, increasing luster.
Certain peptides stimulate muscle protein synthesis and stem cell mobilization to enhance strength, endurance, mobility and reduce risk of falls through preserving lean mass. This complements dietary protein, exercise and testosterone.
Select peptides cross the blood-brain barrier benefiting neurons. Cognitive effects include improved memory, learning, focus, mood and sleep. Others provide ongoing brain cell repair.
Peptide therapy amplifies Butterfly Hormone Center’ regenerative benefits for whole-body restoration. Based on your concerns, peptides can profoundly enhance outcomes.
Hormone optimization works best alongside healthy lifestyle choices targeting diet, activity, stress reduction and other key areas. We offer guidance to help you derive maximum enduring benefits from treatment. Useful local resources include:
Gardner’s Market This grocery features fresh organic produce and high quality supplements to support nutrition goals.
Waterman Gym State-of-the art fitness center offering personal training services plus group classes for all levels.
The Grotto Spa Premier local spa providing massage, facials, sauna and other relaxation services to manage stress.
Apex Medical Labs One of multiple local labs available for conveniently running needed tests during treatment.
Butterfly Hormone Center also offers classes on meal planning, home exercise, meditation techniques and more to empower self-care practices amplifying your transformation. Contact us to learn about upcoming events.
Hormone changes develop gradually, with nonspecific initial signs often overlooked or dismissed. Symptoms subsequently compound - negatively impacting work, relationships and quality of life. Remaining undiagnosed and untreated for years prolongs suffering and health decline.
At Butterfly Hormone Center, we provide cutting-edge testing enabling early identification of imbalance while deficiencies are still easily correctable. Timely treatment prevents progression to more severe disease.
Intervening promptly also helps:
In essence, optimizing your hormonal environment secures health, vibrancy and personal actualization - allowing you to keep pace with life’s demands and fully immerse in what matters most to you.
We encourage you not to delay. Contact us today to safeguard your future wellbeing!
Butterfly Hormone Center provides the area’s most advanced diagnostics and innovative therapies administered by top biomedical experts dedicated to your restoration, empowerment and fulfillment. Everything we do focuses on helping you reclaim wellness and actualize your full potential across the lifespan.
Our clinic director Dr. Pat Green, MD is double board-certified in Internal Medicine and Anti-Aging Medicine, also completing an elite two-year post-graduate fellowship specifically concentrating on age management, regenerative biotechnology and lifestyle medicine under top specialists nationwide. This intensive training enables her expertise in complex chronic disease reversal and human optimization. Our nurse practitioners and visiting practitioners further bolster our offerings.
In addition to gold-standard labs, we provide unique highly advanced assessments including Genova Genomics testing examining over 25,000 gene SNPs plus Metametrix Microbiome analysis surveying gut bacteria imbalance to identify key drivers of health issues at their root cause for proper resolution.
Our methodologies derive from Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic and other respected institutions where our practitioners trained combined with close monitoring of emergent published medical findings from Harvard, Johns Hopkins and other research hubs to continuously refine best practices.
Our cutting-edge biomedicine seamlessly integrates with lifestyle medicine - bridging the gap between conventional and natural care for true root cause resolution and sustainable wellbeing. We coach healthier living customized to your needs.
We cherish the privilege of overseeing your health journey, building close collaborative relationships over time through open communication and truly listening to understand your unique situation and aspirations to then offer thoughtful guidance empowering your best self.
For these reasons and more, Butterfly Hormone Center has earned outstanding patient satisfaction and outcomes leading Waterman clinics. We warmly invite you to join our practice and discover the heights of health and happiness that await!
