Hormone Optimization

As men like you in Houston, TX begin to age, your natural production of hormone production declines. On average men like you lose approximately 10 percent of total testosterone production per year after the age of 30. For some men, this can even start in their 20’s.

Low testosterone can manifest in many ways and most me believe nothing is wrong as long as they are still able to maintain erections. The flaw in this belief is that the erection is typically the last thing to go. There are so many other functions that are regulated by testosterone’s chemical message. You may start to notice subtle signs of low testosterone levels at first, but these symptoms will become more and more severe if left untreated. Signs like…

• Decreased Sex Drive… If you are under sixty and your sex drive seems abnormally low, this could mean your T levels are low.
• Erectile Dysfunction… Though low T is not the only cause of ED, testosterone stimulates the brain receptors to produce nitric oxide, which is the molecule responsible for triggering the chemical reactions that lead to an erection.
• Extreme Fatigue… If you are feeling tired all the time, even when you’re getting plenty of sleep, there is a good chance that your T levels are low.
• More Body Fat… Struggling to lose that Dad Bod? Low T levels will often impact your physical appearance, and one of the most obvious manifestations of this is in an increase in body fat.

Many women experience imbalanced levels of the hormones estrogen, testosterone, and progesterone as they age. While perimenopause can begin in you as early as your 30s, more women like yourself as young as their 20s are experiencing hormone imbalance.

As hormone imbalance takes hold, women may experience troubling symptoms, such as insomnia, low energy, anxiety and depression, mood swings, stubborn weight gain, lack of desire for sex and more. As if these frustrating symptoms weren’t bad enough, imbalanced hormones in women may increase the risk of osteoporosis, cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and other diseases and conditions. You may notice signs of hormonal imbalance, like:

• Brain Fog… Loss of memory, or “foggy” memory, can mean a few different things, but one of them could be hormonal imbalances. Changes in estrogen and progesterone can make it harder to recall things. Once again, this is especially common before or during menopause.
• Fatigue… This sign is a common symptom of hormone imbalance, and in this case, are caused by your thyroid generating too much thyroid hormone, which can make you sleepy.
• Mood Swings, Anxiety, Depression… Changes or decreases in hormones can cause moodiness – estrogen impacts key brain chemicals that dictate your mood, anxiety, and depression levels.
• Hot Flashes, Vaginal Dryness, and Night Sweats… Your estrogen levels dropping due to a hormonal imbalance can reduce the flow of vaginal fluids and cause tightness. If this occurs along with hot flashes and night sweats, this could be a sign of hormonal imbalance.