Menopause is a natural transition that all women go through, marking the end of menstruation and fertility. The average age for menopause is 51, but it can occur anywhere from 40-55 years old. As estrogen levels decline during perimenopause and menopause, women may experience symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness, mood changes, trouble sleeping, and more.
The good news is that with the right treatment plan, these symptoms can be reduced or eliminated so you can feel like yourself again. At Balance Hormone Clinic in Palmer, we specialize in customized bioidentical hormone therapy to help women find relief during menopause. With the latest medical advances, we can tailor a plan just for you to meet your needs and goals.
Read on to learn all about menopause, its symptoms, diagnosis, and the treatments available today. We'll also highlight everything our menopause experts at Balance Hormone Clinic offer to the Palmer community and why our clinic should be your first choice for menopause care.
Menopause signals a shift in a woman's reproductive cycle and hormone production. As the ovaries produce less estrogen and progesterone, this causes changes throughout the body that can lead to physical and emotional symptoms.
Some of the most common menopause symptoms include:
Other associated issues can include trouble sleeping, weight gain, slowed metabolism, thinning hair/skin, loss of breast fullness, frequent urination, sexual problems due to dryness, bone loss, heart palpitations, and headaches.
The timing and duration of menopause varies significantly by each woman. Perimenopause typically starts in 40s-early 50s with fluctuating hormone levels. Menopause is marked once a woman has gone 12 months without a menstrual cycle. Postmenopause follows menopause when hormone changes stabilize.
Since all women experience menopause differently, it's important to have an evaluation with bloodwork and physical exam. Our menopause doctors can help diagnose menopause status, determine if symptoms require treatment for relief, and rule out other medical conditions.
Tests our clinic commonly orders include:
We also review detailed history about lifestyle, symptoms, menstrual cycle changes, medical conditions, current medications, and family history. Pelvic exam and pap smear will check vaginal pH and cell changes too.
Based on the results, our menopause hormone specialist can determine where you're at in menopause transition and if you're candidate for hormone therapy or other treatments. Getting properly diagnosed is the key first step!
Our entire clinical team at Balance Hormone Clinic is dedicated to evaluating and treating menopause patients in the Palmer community. We stay on top of the latest advancements in women's health to provide a truly personalized, multi-modal approach.
As leading menopause experts, we offer:
Women visit us from all backgrounds with varying menopausal concerns - we welcome you to join the thousands who have transformed their life through our care!
Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) is the core foundation we use to treat menopause symptoms. After your evaluation, we tailor hormones and delivery methods designed just for your body and needs.
Benefits of bioidentical hormones:
The tailored combinations we prescribe contain:
Delivery methods allow precise dosing so levels stay optimal in your body. We utilize convenient:
Every woman has a unique hormone fingerprint - We take the whole person approach and test different preparations until it's just right!
While balanced hormones can mute or eliminate troublesome menopause concerns, we find complementary therapies boost the benefits. Our providers work collaboratively so you receive integrated care.
Key nutrients and botanicals make a big difference by:
Vitamins/Minerals
Herbs & Phytoestrogens
We provide custom supplement guidance based on needs, health factors, and possible medication interactions.
"Studies show that regular yoga practice can ease many symptoms of menopause. Controlled breathing helps regulate hormones and relax the mind, while gentle poses improve sleep, mood, and hot flashes. Yoga is an effective non-drug menopause therapy accessible to most women."
For those who prefer to avoid hormones, we offer cutting-edge non-hormonal options to tame symptoms:
With constant advances occurring, we stay ahead of the curve on all science-backed options to care for women during this transition and beyond menopause.
Our menopause doctors have over 20 years caring for women across Alaska undergoing this change. We opened Balance Hormone Clinic because we saw a strong need for individualized, compassionate support lacking in traditional settings.
Credentials of Our Provider Team
Our goal is for you look forward to visits instead of dreading them - you will feel heard, understood, and leave with a plan to get your mojo back! We guide thousands of women through menopause transition to come out the other side stronger than ever.
You don't have to suffer through menopause - call Balance Hormone Clinic in Palmer today to schedule your evaluation and find hope!
Going through menopause without medical care means living with often debilitating symptoms that erode your quality of life for 7-10 years until hormones rebalance. Research shows over 80% of women experience bothersome issues, although stigma and thinking it's "just part of aging" stops many from seeking help soon enough.
The physical and emotional rollercoaster tends to worsen over time until plaguing your daily function. Letting menopause progress untreated also accelerates certain long-term health issues:
At Balance Hormone Clinic, we encourage women not to wait years before getting evaluated. Addressing symptoms in earlier phases prevents progression and makes treatment plans more effective long-term too.
Starting properly dosed bioidentical hormones promptly can:
While perimenopause signals the impending change, menopause officially occurs 12 months after your last menstrual cycle. Our advice is to begin testing hormone levels if you notice increasing PMS symptoms in 40s. Or certainly discuss test options with your doctor if periods become irregular, skip cycles, or menstruation halts altogether.
We find women who leverage multi-modal therapies tailored to their needs through menopause transition adjust the most gracefully. Symptoms dissipate rather than intensifying with age. They report feeling as good in their 50s as they did decades earlier thanks to properly balanced hormones!
We hope this overview has outlined key aspects of menopause, its impact, and shown reasons to seek specialized care when changes begin. Balance Hormone Clinic provides 5-star individually-focused treatment so you can thrive!
To get started, call us in Palmer or book your new patient appointment online today. We offer flexible morning, afternoon or early evening time slots.
At your first visit, expect:
Follow ups last 30-60 minutes for continued fine tuning of hormones, therapies and lifestyle guidance. We also correspond promptly by phone and email between visits.
Most insurances cover a majority of costs including medications and procedures after deductible. Care Credit medical financing is also available.
Reach out now to learn about personalized options to find menopause relief through our clinic! We empower women with the knowledge, tools and support to transcend this passage beautifully.
