Hormones play a wide range of critical functions within your body, and when an imbalance develops, it can lead to symptoms that affect multiple areas of your health and wellness.
Residents of Monterey, California, and the surrounding area turn to Terry L. Franklin, MD, for care. If you encounter changes in how you feel or function, set up a time to come to our office and begin exploring solutions.
In the case of hormonal imbalance, endocrine balancing is a primary treatment path that can deliver marked improvement.
Your endocrine system creates all of the hormones your body needs to thrive. Glands and organs like your pituitary gland, pancreas, thyroid gland, ovaries, and testicles produce specific hormones. These hormones trigger a vast number of bodily functions.
When it’s working perfectly, you won’t even be aware of your natural endocrine production. Things will just hum along smoothly behind the scenes as you move through your day. But when hormone production levels falter, an imbalance can develop.
The aging process is a primary culprit of hormonal imbalance. As men and women move into middle age and beyond, natural hormone production levels decline. This can throw your system out of harmony, leading to symptoms.
Certain surgical interventions, treatments, medications, and illnesses can also cause endocrine problems.
Hormonal imbalance can develop gradually, and it isn’t always clear when an imbalance is to blame for changes. Knowing what to look for can help you know when it’s time to take action.
When it comes to sex hormones like testosterone and estrogen, both women and men may notice changes like weight gain, dry skin, headaches, mood swings, and brain fog. It’s easy to accept these as nothing more than part of growing older, but you don’t need to live with these shifts when endocrine balancing can help.
Men who experience declining testosterone production can encounter reduced sex drive, erectile dysfunction, swollen breast tissue, and shrinking testicles. Women who go through lowered estrogen production might notice night sweats, hot flashes, and vaginal dryness.
The first step in endocrine balancing is choosing a physician with the skills, training, and experience needed to properly diagnose hormonal imbalance and create a customized treatment path. Dr. Franklin has that experience.
The diagnostic process begins with a discussion of symptoms and blood testing, which reveals your current hormone production levels.
Dr. Franklin offers hormone balancing using the BioTE® system, which has the highest possible standards when it comes to safety and efficacy. BioTE hormones are bioidentical, meaning they are so close in chemical structure to your natural hormones that your body cannot detect the difference.
Dr. Franklin administers BioTE hormones (created from plant sources) via a pellet system. Once he determines the volume of supplemental hormones you need to restore optimal balance, he injects the small rice-sized pellets just beneath the surface of your skin.
Your body breaks down the pellet materials over time, releasing a steady stream of top-quality synthetic hormones into your bloodstream. This avoids the ups and downs of other delivery methods, which can create additional problems.
It can take some time to achieve the best possible balance, but Dr. Franklin is here with you as you navigate your endocrine balancing journey.
If you’re ready to explore this option, set up an appointment with Dr. Franklin. Contact our office in Monterey, California, to find a time that fits your schedule.
