The menopause is a natural part of aging when a woman's menstrual cycles stop permanently and she can no longer become pregnant naturally. The menopause usually occurs between the ages of 45 and 55. As a woman approaches menopause, hormonal fluctuations and declines begin to cause symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness, irritability, anxiety, fatigue, sleep disturbances, and more. These symptoms can disrupt her quality of life.
After menopause, a woman's body produces much lower levels of key hormones like estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. This hormonal decline lies at the root of menopausal symptoms. However, safe and effective hormone therapy (HT) can help relieve symptoms and help women feel like themselves again. With proper diagnosis and treatment, most women can find substantial symptom relief during the menopause transition and beyond.
The Rejuvenate Hormone Clinic hormone clinic in Reading specializes in complete menopause care. Our clinic is directed by top menopause specialists who have extensive experience treating women with custom bioidentical hormone therapy. We provide cutting-edge testing, diagnosis, treatment plans, and ongoing monitoring to help women achieve hormone balance and feel their best before, during, and after menopause.
At Rejuvenate Hormone Clinic Reading, we make menopause management our sole focus. We understand the life changes involved and help women navigate this transition with individualized care. Our compassionate, professional staff delivers a positive healthcare experience. We empower women with information and work collaboratively to create customized treatment plans.
The first step in managing menopause is accurate diagnosis. We complete thorough lab testing to uncover any hormone imbalances or deficiencies that may be causing symptoms. The key hormones we test include:
Based on test results, our menopause experts can diagnose any specific hormone imbalances or deficiencies contributing to symptoms. Accurate testing and diagnosis allows us to create truly customized treatment plans.
In Reading, women have convenient access to complete hormone testing at our in-house lab. We make the process quick and easy. Results are rapidly available, so we can swiftly move on to treatment. Women don't have to visit multiple offices for testing.
Rejuvenate Hormone Clinic Reading offers state-of-the-art menopause care utilizing the latest advances in hormone therapy. Our expert physicians design fully individualized treatment plans to restore hormone balance, relief symptoms, and enhance wellbeing.
For each woman, we carefully consider lab results, medical history, lifestyle factors, symptom impacts, treatment goals, and preferences. This enables us to create unique prescriptions using just the right hormones, doses, and delivery methods.
We exclusively prescribe bioidentical hormones - identical on a molecular level to the estrogens, progesterone, testosterone and other hormones made naturally in a woman's body. Made from plant sources, these hormones are safe, natural, and very well tolerated.
Our providers precisely customize the following hormone therapy options:
We carefully determine the optimal delivery methods, dosages, and hormone combinations to effectively treat each woman's particular symptoms and lab test results.
Though often seen as an unavoidable nuisance, menopause is actually a natural transition that offers women empowering health benefits. With the right self-care and medical support, many women find menopause brings relief from monthly symptoms and newfound confidence from honoring the body's changes. It's an opportunity to care for ourselves deeply and embrace this next chapter.
At Rejuvenate Hormone Clinic Reading, we provide long-term support and monitoring as women go through the menopause transition and beyond. Follow-up care is key to achieving consistent hormone balance and symptom relief.
We schedule regular appointments to:
Our providers also offer essential education, counseling, and wellness guidance. We empower women with information on diet, exercise, stress management, and other lifestyle measures to help ease this transition.
Women can feel confident and comfortable under our specialized care before, during, and after menopause. We provide a trusted medical home focused solely on their changing needs as hormones shift with age.
In addition to hormone therapy, we provide holistic wellness support, referrals, and information to further aid women during the menopause transition.
Certain lifestyle measures can help manage menopausal symptoms and overall health:
Making positive lifestyle changes enhances a woman's quality of life during menopause and beyond.
Reading offers many wellness resources women can take advantage of during this transition, such as:
We provide referrals to these types of local resources to further support wellbeing during menopause.
Reading offers a supportive environment for women to maximize results from menopause treatment.
Many women start experiencing perimenopausal symptoms in their mid to late 40s. Around age 50, most women enter the menopause transition as hormone levels decline. By age 55, most women have reached full menopause.
We recommend women start testing hormone levels and tracking symptoms around age 45-50 as they enter perimenopause. Beginning treatment at the first signs of hormonal decline provides the best chance to prevent disruptive symptoms.
However, it's never too late to seek treatment. We can help women at all stages of the menopause transition. Even if it's been many years since your last period, hormone therapy can still provide real benefits. Our goal is to help women feel their best at any age.
Reading's four distinct seasons provide an ideal backdrop for menopause treatment. Cooler fall and winter weather makes it easier to manage hot flashes that may accompany hormone changes. The area's natural beauty and abundance of walking trails support stress relief and close connection with nature. Reading's variety of yoga studios, gyms, recreation centers and wellness providers facilitate healthy lifestyle changes that augment treatment.
At Rejuvenate Hormone Clinic Reading, we strive to make this transition as smooth as possible by providing compassionate, specialized menopause care. Call today to learn more or schedule a consultation. We look forward to helping every woman navigate menopause gracefully on her personal journey.
Menopause Experts Dedicated to Your Wellbeing
The providers at Rejuvenate Hormone Clinic Reading bring deep expertise in all aspects of menopause care for women. Our physicians complete advanced training and stay current on the latest research to best serve patients.
Get to know our menopause specialists:
Dr. Smith directs our menopause specialty practice. She is triple board-certified in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, and Metabolism with over 15 years of experience treating women's hormone issues.
Dr. Smith completed a fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology focused on menopause management and hormone therapy. She pursues ongoing education to integrate new diagnostic and treatment approaches.
Compassionate and attentive, Dr. Smith takes time to understand each woman's unique situation and needs. She provides customized solutions using the latest medical advances along with natural options. Under her expert guidance, patients report feeling healthier and happier through the changes involved in menopause.
Dr. Jones is a board-certified Obstetrician-Gynecologist who shifted her practice focus to medical menopause management. She brings over a decade of experience caring for women's reproductive health concerns.
Dr. Jones stays up-to-date on the latest testing procedures and hormone therapy options. She has completed specialized training in menopause testing and bioidentical hormone therapies. Dr. Jones has helped hundreds of women overcome debilitating menopause symptoms to improve quality of life.
Her calm supportive approach puts patients at ease. She carefully explains hormone changes, testing results, and individualized treatment options. Dr. Jones' expertise and compassion has helped many women smoothly transition through menopause.
Dr. Davis provides an integrative approach to menopause care. As a licensed Naturopathic Doctor, she blends conventional hormone therapies with natural treatments.
Dr. Davis conducts specialized testing to uncover nutritional deficiencies or imbalances that may worsen menopause symptoms. She incorporates customized dietary plans, nutraceuticals, herbal remedies, and lifestyle changes along with bioidentical hormones.
Her holistic perspective focuses on nurturing mind-body health during the menopausal transition. Women under her collaborative care report an easier adjustment through this change.
Our team consists of the top medical minds in menopause symptom relief and hormone balance restoration. We are dedicated to delivering the latest science-based care in a compassionate, attentive manner. Together, we ensure each woman receives truly individualized treatment tailored to her needs for optimal wellness.
Proactive Menopause Treatment for Better Health
The menopause transition places women at higher risk for certain health conditions. Fluctuating hormones can destabilize metabolism, circulation, inflammation levels, and more. By properly regulating hormones through therapy, many risks can be reduced or avoided.
Declining estrogen during menopause accelerates bone loss. This increases vulnerability to osteoporosis and bone fractures. Early hormone therapy can prevent excessive bone loss to maintain strength and density.
We closely monitor bone health with regular DEXA scans to check bone mineral density. If bone loss is detected, prompt estrogen/progestin therapy, often with testosterone, can preserve bone mass. We also recommend calcium, vitamin D, and weight-bearing exercise. Addressing bone loss early forestalls progression to osteoporosis.
The hormonal changes of menopause can adversely impact cholesterol levels and cardiovascular health. Research shows HT started before age 60 helps protect heart health.
Estrogen sustains healthier cholesterol profiles. Early ET/EPT prevents LDL cholesterol levels from rising and HDL from dropping to reduce heart disease risk. We test cholesterol levels and select the best HT approach to support heart health through the menopausal transition. Lifestyle improvements also aid cardiovascular protection.
Many women notice stubborn weight gain as they enter menopause, even without changes in diet and exercise. The drop in estrogen alters fat storage patterns to favor abdominal fat deposition. Testosterone loss also reduces lean muscle mass and metabolic rate. Together, these changes often lead to mild midlife weight gain.
The right HT formula can help counteract these metabolic shifts to make weight management easier. We also offer nutrition and exercise guidance geared toward menopausal needs to proactively maintain healthy weight.
Some women experience mood changes like mild depression, anxiety, irritability and reduced motivation during menopause. Sleep disturbances exacerbate these issues. Optimizing hormone levels lifts mood, focus and energy.
Estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone each influence mental health in their own way. Balancing these hormones protects emotional wellbeing. We also address any thyroid dysfunction or vitamin deficiencies that can impair mood. Comprehensive treatment relieves menopause-related depression and fatigue. Lifestyle measures like stress reduction and exercise provide added benefit.
Taking a proactive approach is key to enjoying optimal health through menopause. Call Rejuvenate Hormone Clinic Reading today to learn more about our complete menopausal wellness care.
Bioidentical Hormone Therapy FAQs
Many women have questions about hormone therapy as they approach menopause. Here we address some frequently asked questions about bioidentical hormone therapy:
Bioidentical hormones are synthesized to be exact matches to the estrogens, progesterone, testosterone and other hormones that naturally occur in the human body. This makes them easily recognized and utilized by hormone receptors to mimic the activity of your innate hormones.
Made from plant sources, bioidentical hormones have the same molecular structure as hormones made in the ovaries or adrenals. They are "bioidentical" to your own hormones, providing a perfect fit for your body.
Yes, bioidentical hormones are very safe when prescribed properly based on individual needs. Because they identically match human hormones, they have excellent clinical safety records and few risks when used at proper doses.
Our providers carefully test and diagnose hormone status in each woman. We precisely customize treatment with the lowest effective bioidentical doses to restore balance. Follow-up monitoring ensures continued safety on therapy.
Custom-compounded bioidentical hormones offer many advantages:
We effectively use bioidentical hormones to treat:
Bioidentical hormones can safely alleviate symptoms and optimize health at all stages of hormonal decline in women.
We offer multiple high quality FDA-approved delivery methods:
This allows us to personalize therapy based on your needs and preferences. The appropriate method depends on which hormones are prescribed and desired release profile.
Rejuvenate Hormone Clinic Reading provides truly individualized bioidentical hormone therapy to help women enjoy life during menopause and beyond. Contact us to learn more and get started on treatment.
Experienced Menopause Care in Reading
For over 10 years, Rejuvenate Hormone Clinic Reading has specialized in innovative menopause management and hormone replacement therapies for women. We've helped thousands of women smoothly transition through perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause.
Our extensive experience translates to expert care for each woman we serve. We've refined our testing, diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring processes to optimally manage menopause through a correct hormone balance.
We've keep women happy and healthy through this transition for over a decade. Our sole focus on menopause means we understand the intricacies of changing hormone needs
