Nikki Grossen of LOURE Aesthetics & Wellness® is passionate about helping women foster their health and confidence during perimenopause and menopause. Here, Grossen talks about common questions patients have about hormones and their integral role in our health.
What do our hormones do, and how do they influence both our physical and mental health?
We have hormone receptors in our gut, brain, heart, blood vessels, breasts, bones, liver, uterus, ovaries, testes and more, which turn on key functions for cognition (focus, motivation, anxiety), blood pressure, bone strength, menstrual cycle regulation, sexual desire, improved insulin sensitivity, increased metabolism, vaginal elasticity and moisture, and much more. When our hormone levels decline, these organs and tissues don’t function as effectively, and this can have a great impact on our physical, immune, gut and mental health.
How do I know if my hormones are out of balance?
Some common hormonal imbalance symptoms include: brain fog, forgetfulness, irregular menstrual cycles, lower libido, less energy, more irritability and impatience, sleep disruption, increased anxiety, midsection weight gain, more difficulty losing weight and gaining muscle (even if you’re doing all the right things), hair loss, hot flashes, worsening PMS, painful intercourse and so on.
Some of these symptoms overlap with other disorders, so it’s imperative that you visit your primary care provider regularly to ensure these symptoms are not due to other unrelated health issues.
What types of hormone therapies do you offer to clients?
I treat perimenopausal and postmenopausal females, low testosterone in men and sluggish thyroids. At LOURE Aesthetics & Wellness®, I only offer bioidentical hormones, including bioidentical estradiol, progesterone, testosterone and thyroid hormone.
I believe hormone pellet delivery is superior due to its ease of use. Hormone pellets (which are tiny, compressed implants about the size of a grain of rice) are placed into the upper buttock tissue and deliver a timed release of hormones to the body. I place the pellets in the office and the patient does not need to return for three to five months.
Is hormone therapy safe, and how do you monitor patient progress with treatments at Loure?
Bioidentical hormone therapy is safe if the patient is treated appropriately for their needs. I monitor patients with lab work several times per year and during regular follow-up visits. I have worked the majority of my 15-year career as a board-certified physician associate in women’s health, and I’ve seen the amazing changes hormones have made in my patients’ lives.
They have their libido and energy back, intercourse is pleasurable again, their mood gets better, muscle tone improves, lab numbers are optimized, their sleep is more restorative and they have less anxiety — just to name a few benefits.
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