The transition into menopause, clinically defined as the final menstrual period, is a natural step in a woman’s life signaling the end of fertility. The menopause hormone specialist experts at Balance Health Clinic fully understand the multitude of changes - physical, mental, and emotional - accompanying this transformation. As menopause doctors with years of experience, our menopause experts aim to inform and empower patients to make the best choices during the menopausal process.
Key changes include:
While menopause is natural, recognizing and treating bothersome signs and symptoms in a timely manner can help women feel their best as they transition into this new phase of life. The holistic menopause doctors at Balance Health Clinic provide personalized care plans including lifestyle adjustments, supplements, bioidentical hormone therapy, and more to help patients find relief.
The lead-up to menopause, known as perimenopause, starts for most women in their 40s with fluctuating estrogen and progesterone causing irregular periods. Other early signs and symptoms include:
Perimenopause typically lasts around 4 years but can vary widely. When a woman has not had her period for 12 straight months, she has officially reached menopause. In the years immediately following final menstruation, referred to as postmenopause, women may deal with the most drastic symptoms like intense hot flashes. Over time, symptoms tend to improve for most women.
The menopause experts at Balance Health Clinic offer cutting-edge diagnostics to uncover the root causes of each patient's menopausal troubles. Our integrative clinic provides:
We understand menopause impacts far more than a woman’s reproductive health so we focus care plans on the whole patient for full-body vitality through midlife into older age. Come to Balance Health Clinic for individualized treatment plans promoting menopausal wellness from our attentive medical team.
Bioidentical hormones have the same molecular structure as the estrogen, progesterone and testosterone made by the female body. Derived from plant sources, these hormones precisely match human hormones making them easier for the body to recognize and utilize.
Balance Health Clinic custom-blends bioidentical hormones at precise dosages based on each woman’s lab results and treatment goals. We work closely with patients to find their optimal hormone therapy protocol for menopausal wellness.
In addition to hormone modulation, making targeted lifestyle changes helps women minimize disruptive menopausal symptoms while laying the foundation for healthy aging.
We also provide referrals to outstanding local practitioners like Brigantine Yoga & Massage to support patients in implementing lifestyle changes during menopause treatment. With personalized care guidance, women can take control of their health during this transitional life stage.
Studies show that regular yoga practice helps ease multiple menopausal symptoms. Specific yoga poses, breathing techniques, and meditation can lower anxiety and hot flashes, improve mood and sleep quality, and increase energy in menopausal women - without need for hormonal treatment. Yoga's a drug-free, low-cost, safe way to address the body-mind changes of menopause.
Due to Brigantine’s sunny climate and active beach culture, women here can enjoy the outdoors all year long while balancing their menopause treatment. However, to limit potential hormone therapy side effects, we recommend patients start treatment in the late spring or early fall months. This allows the body to acclimate to treatment before hotter or more humid summer weather exacerbates hot flashes and night sweats. The temperate fall climate also prevents extremes that could disrupt therapy.
Of course, we tailor initiation timing to each patient's needs and ultimate goals. Reach out to our caring team anytime to discuss details further. We look forward to helping guide the wonderful women of this community to balanced, vibrant health throughout the aging process. Consider us your partners in midlife and beyond!
