Hormone therapy is a type of medical treatment that helps balance female hormones when your body isn’t producing enough on its own. Many people use it to treat menopause symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness, weight gain, and low energy.

We offer several types of hormone therapy, including hormone replacement therapy, menopausal hormone therapy, systemic hormone therapy, local estrogen therapy, and bioidentical hormones.

By improving estrogen levels, this treatment can relieve vasomotor symptoms, support better sleep, ease mood swings, and help treat symptoms that make daily life feel harder. Our healthcare professionals create plans based on your personal medical history, so you feel supported with safe, effective care.

For most people, hormone therapy is safe when guided by trained professionals who understand your medical history, family medical history, and any conditions like heart disease, liver disease, high blood pressure, or a high risk of blood clots or deep vein thrombosis.

We also talk openly about risks related to breast cancer, risk of breast cancer, breast tenderness, endometrial cancer, uterine cancer, gallbladder disease, and diabetes risk. Some people may need extra monitoring if they use systemic estrogen, combined hormone therapy, cyclic therapy, continuous combined therapy, or estrogen-only therapy.

Our team reviews the risks and benefits with you so you can make a clear, confident choice based on scientific evidence and what research suggests.

We offer different treatment options depending on your symptoms. These may include:

• Estrogen therapy, estrogen replacement therapy, or systemic therapy for strong menopausal symptoms

• Local estrogen therapy for vaginal symptoms like dryness or painful intercourse, using vaginal rings, vaginal cream, or tablets

• Combined therapy or combined HRT using estrogen plus micronized progesterone when needed

• Continuous combined HRT or cyclic therapy, depending on your goals and whether you’ve had a uterus

• Bioidentical hormones or compounded hormones, when appropriate

• Transdermal estrogen patches for people who want a low-dose option that may lower certain health risks

We may also prescribe testosterone or testosterone gel for select cases if symptoms suggest low levels. Every plan is tailored so it truly fits your needs.

Most people start to feel relief from symptoms of menopause within a few weeks. Improvements in things like sleep, focus, mood, and energy build over time as your body adjusts. Bigger changes, such as fewer hot flashes, calmer moods, and less vaginal dryness, may continue to improve over several months.

If you have severe symptoms, early menopause, or long-term estrogen deficiency, your plan may take more time to fine-tune, but many women find that steady progress comes with consistent care.

Yes. Lab work helps us understand your starting estrogen levels, other hormone levels, and any health factors that may affect your plan.

These tests allow us to choose the safest and most effective approach, whether you need systemic therapy, local estrogen therapy, or another type of support.

Your labs also help us watch for any concerns, such as cardiovascular disease, liver disease, or changes tied to endometrial cancer or breast cancer risk. This keeps your care personalized and safe from the very beginning.

Absolutely. Most treatments are easy to follow and fit naturally into your day. Options like transdermal estrogen, vaginal cream, vaginal rings, systemic estrogen, or combined therapy come with simple instructions.

We also adjust your plan around your routine, whether you're juggling work, family, or travel. Our goal is to help you relieve symptoms and treat menopause symptoms without adding stress to your schedule.

There’s no one-size-fits-all answer. Some people only need short-term support to treat symptoms during active menopause, while others prefer continued care to manage ongoing issues such as hot flashes, mood changes, bone loss, or vaginal symptoms.

Your plan will depend on your goals, your medical history, whether you’ve had radiation therapy or other treatments, and how your body responds. We check in regularly so you always feel comfortable with your timeline.

Yes. Balancing hormones can help ease menopause symptoms like mood swings, low energy, night sweats, and hot flashes. It can also help with vaginal dryness, breast tenderness, and even symptoms linked to estrogen deficiency.

With the right plan, many women feel calmer, clearer, and more like themselves.

Whether we use systemic therapy, estrogen-only therapy, combined hormone therapy, bioidentical hormones, or another option, we focus on helping you relieve symptoms in a safe and steady way.

Our guidance is informed by trusted sources like the North American Menopause Society and other leading experts in the menopause society, ensuring that we use approaches backed by strong scientific evidence.