bioidentical Hormone Therapy Sarasota and bradenton

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Bioidentical hormone therapy is often considered a "fountain of youth".  What is the normal testosterone level for optimum performance?  That is the goal of hormone therapy for both males and females when beginning bio-identical hormone therapy.  Balancing hormones via a hormone physician naturally alleviates low testosterone symptoms in men and women.  Some of the common benefits that may occur:

• Improved Sleep
• Improved Sexual Function
• Weight Loss
• Promotes Muscle Growth
• Improved Bone Density
• Improved Energy

Like any prescribed medications there are pros and cons.  Hormone therapy done properly can promote a better quality of life, and there are studies showing hormone therapy can improve heart health and reduce your risk to certain cancers.

Our office also makes it mandatory our males patients get labs done every six months and female patients annually.  This allows Dr. Rucker to monitor the patient regularly and make sure the levels are within a comfortable range.

Male patients can take hormones either as an injection (intramuscular), cream, or a testosterone pellet.  Women can take hormone therapy either as a cream or estrogen/estradiol pellet.  Many of our male and female patients prefer hormone pellets because it takes away the hassle of having to self inject or daily application.  In any of the delivery applications the bio-identical hormones are compounded based on the needs of each particular patient.

Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) are synthetic hormones and do not mimic our natural hormones.  The synthetic hormones do not replace our natural hormones and have proven to be harmful to our health by creating disease related imbalances.  Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) is made from soy, wild yam, and other plant extracts.  "Bioidentical" means biologically identical to human hormones - exact replicas of what we make in our own bodies.  Since BHRT is not a chemical and accepted by what our body naturally makes.

Labs need to be performed, and then you will need to come to our office and establish yourself as a new patient.  Once Dr. Rucker reviews your labs to substantiate there is a hormone deficiency, you are able to begin hormone therapy.

The only way to begin hormone therapy legally is under the care of a licensed medical doctor who is an experienced hormone physician such as Dr. Rucker. 

New Patient Lab Consultation is $300, Follow-Up Lab Review is $150.

Tesosterone therapy for our males can be around $300 (10 week cycle, injections) to $650 (testosterone pellet, lasts around 3 months.

Hormone therapy for our females is around $240 for hormone cream (3 month supply) or $325 for pellet therapy (lasts around 6 months).