What Is Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy?
Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy or Bio-Identical Hormone Replacment Therapy (BHRT) is the use of supplemental doses of hormones with a chemical structure identical to hormones naturally produced in the human body: estradiol, estrone, estriol, progesterone and testosterone.
BHRT is prescribed to relieve the symptoms of menopause, and andropause. BHRT differs from conventional hormone replacement therapy, which by definition uses animal or synthetic hormones whose structures differ from those produced in the human body. Only bio-identical (sometimes called natural) hormones should be used for hormone replacement therapy.
What Are The Effects Of Aging?
Aging occurs because of environmental, nutritional, and genetic factors as well as a decline in naturally occurring substances within the body. Every client receives an initial consultation with Dr. Borgardt to assess their needs and expectations. Dr. Borgardt works in conjunction with the patient's primary care physician and other specialists. Optimal aging evaluations are more comprehensive and include a physical examination, a state of the art physiologic evaluation, and an extensive blood analysis. An individual treatment plan is then developed which includes diet, exercise, vitamins, supplements and hormones, if test results indicate a need. Managing the effects of aging requires a comprehensive approach designed to optimize natural longevity, and maximize a person's healthy active life span.
The battle against aging includes lifestyle and medical treatments that play a major role in how you look and feel. True beauty comes from within and radiates out. Dr. Borgardt is setting the standard for the treatment of aging in our community.
NO PRESCRIPTION WILL BE PROVIDED UNLESS A CLINICAL NEED EXISTS BASED ON REQUIRED LAB WORK, PHYSICIAN CONSULTATION AND CURRENT MEDICAL HISTORY, EITHER THROUGH PATIENT'S PERSONAL PHYSICIAN OR DR. BORGARDT. PLEASE NOTE, AGREEING TO LAB WORK DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY EQUATE TO CLINICAL NECESSITY AND A PRESCRIPTION.
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