Some women look toward menopause with trepidation; they have heard, known other women, or read about the seemingly scores of symptoms that can accompany this change of life. Other women approach the transitional time with joy and anticipation of a life without a menstrual cycle or worry about pregnancy. Still others take a “wait and see” attitude.

Hormonal Decline & Menopause

The dramatic decline in estrogen and progesterone levels that characterizes menopause can have a significant impact on women - because these hormones are very powerful and can be found throughout their bodies.

Further, because estrogens and progesterone have many competing effects, it is especially important to keep these hormones in balance during this transitional period to keep symptoms at bay and to make the passage into postmenopause as smooth as possible.

Symptoms of Menopause

As estrogen and progesterone levels decline and the desirable balance between them becomes unhinged, women can experience a wide variety of signs and symptoms. The impact of these imbalances vary from woman to woman, but they include:

• Brain: hot flashes, anxiety, depression, fatigue, mood swings, libido, night sweats and insomnia.
• Sexual Organs: vaginal dryness resulting in pain with intercourse.
• Skin: dryness, growth of facial and body hair.
• Heart: rapid heart rate, atherosclerosis and elevated cholesterol.
• Immune System: susceptibility to disease and cancers.
• Bone Density: loss becomes common.
• Eyesight: Macular Degeneration.

Again, please remember that it is especially important to keep these estrogens and progesterone in balance during this transitional period to keep symptoms at bay. Further, in many cases, we have found that it is crucial to balance the entire body in order to successfully stop menopausal symptoms.

Natural Management of Menopause

One of the safest and most effective ways to approach this natural part of a woman’s life is Dzugan Method and the creation of a customized program of bio-identical hormones, supplements and vitamins to restore a proper balance to the hormone levels. We begin by taking blood samples to determine hormone and body chemistry levels and then we develop a program that addresses a woman’s unique needs.

Although our focus is on restoring balance to your estrogens and progesterone, we also note other hormone deficiencies and balance them as well, adding natural nutrients as necessary. One factor that is very important to remember is that as we grow older, there are significant age-related changes in hormone production and patterns of their release to the body. The goal of your Program is to safely restore your body’s hormones to a level that is right for you and it is important to understand that there is a feedback process that you will undertake with your physician to continually optimize your Program as you body adapts to it over time.