Perimenopause &
Menopause Relief

Comprehensive symptom management during life's hormonal transitions. Find relief from hot flashes, mood changes, sleep issues and more.

UNDERSTANDING MENOPAUSE

Navigate Your Transition

Perimenopause and menopause are natural life transitions, but that doesn't mean you have to suffer through uncomfortable symptoms. As estrogen and progesterone fluctuate and decline, many women experience a range of symptoms that can significantly impact daily life.

At Bio Balance, we take a comprehensive approach to menopause management, utilizing bioidentical hormone therapy, lifestyle modifications, and natural supplements to help you navigate this transition with comfort and confidence.

Ongoing Monitoring

Bioidentical Hormone Options

Personalized Treatment Plans

Common Symptoms We Address

HOT FLASHES & NIGHT SWEATS

MOOD SWINGS & IRRITABILITY

SLEEP DISTURBANCES

WEIGHT GAIN

BRAIN FOG & MEMORY ISSUES

VAGINAL DRYNESS

Why Is Menopause Care Important?

TREATING MENOPAUSE

Optimizing Menopausal Hormones Improves

HEART HEALTH

BONE HEALTH

BRAIN HEALTH

BREAST HEALTH

Leading causes of morbidity and mortality in women include:

Heart disease - 1 in 3 women will die from heart disease
Cancer - although breast is the most common, lung is the most common killer
Stroke - related to cerebral vascular disease
Alzheimer's dementia - 1 in 3 women will develop dementia
Injuries - including osteoporotic fractures

Optimizing menopausal hormones can decrease all-cause morbidity and mortality by 40% by improving heart, brain, bone and breast health.

How will you know if you are fully in menopause?

The average age of menopause is 51-53 years old and is generally considered when the following are present:

Lack of period for 12 months
FSH >50
LH >30
Estradiol < 30

Is It Menopause?

Optimizing menopausal hormones can decrease all-cause morbidity and mortality by 40% by improving heart, brain, bone and breast health.

Optimizing Menopausal Hormones Improves

HEART HEALTH

BONE HEALTH

BRAIN HEALTH

BREAST HEALTH

The Women's Health Initiative

The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) was released in 2002 and changed how women's hormones were managed during menopause claiming that HRT increased a woman's risk for heart attacks, blood clots and stroke. Approximately 50% of women stopped their hormones overnight and providers stopped prescribing, but what did it really show?

Study Background. The women who participated in the study were randomized into two groups depending on their uterine status. Women with intact uterus' were given conjugated equine estrogens (CEE) and a progestin, those without uterus' were started on CEE only.

Results. 30 out of 10,000 women in the combination therapy group developed heart attacks, blood clots or strokes, an occurrence rate of .3%, meaning 9,970 women had no events. The combination therapy group was stopped after two years while the CEE only group continued for several more years.

Limitations. CEE and progestins are both non bioidentical hormones. The women who developed events were over 63 and had never had any menopausal symptoms. Many were smokers and many had already developed diabetes or heart disease and only developed events in the first year of therapy.

Interpretation. Hormones are safe when started before the age of 63, even when using non bioidentical hormones. The risk for women over 63 disappears after 1 year.

Key Takeaways.

0.3% of women over 63 and started on CEE and progestinswill develop adverse events in the first year, 99.7% will not.
Women under 63 are at no increased risk.
CEE is not the same as bioidentical estradiol and therefore does not carry the same risk.
Progestins are not the same as bioidentical progesterone and therefore do not carry the same risk.

Contact us today to find out if bioidentical hormone optimization is right for you.