Menopause and Andropause
The clinical picture in both these instances is the same – one’s Quality of Life is severely affected. This vital piece of information has to be seen in the present context of the increased average lifespan versus what it used to be 30 to 40 years ago. Hence, if one today lives until the age of, say 85 years, it would mean living without hormones for the next 35 years (assuming a decline to minimal levels at 50). Consider what that means to your functional capacity!
Since the evolution of man (and woman included!), our hormones in our body have not changed. Mother Nature has provided us with what we have until today! However, the pharmaceutical industry via multiple patented hormone preparations, have come out with a plethora of products which mimic the functioning of several of our hormones, and yet, have been unable to supersede Nature in the field of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). Compounding pharmacies have been able to replicate Nature and supplement the deficient human hormones, thereby bringing the body back into “balance”.
The relevant question therefore is: Why give human beings hormones that are synthetic and not natural to the body when we have the science and the matching technology, together with the numerous studies which show peak health outcomes achieved through the use of bioidentical hormones similar to that which is prepared by our body?
There has been much negative publicity on the subject of hormone replacement, reporting mostly the negative aspects, comprising adverse events as part of the sensationalism aspects of media reporting; however, the positive and more important aspects have been neglected. It is hoped that this brief writeup will stimulate the reader public to be better informed, by seeking information available in the public domain. Armed with this information and meeting a medical practitioner who has the expertise to help balance the waning hormones, one can expect to have one’s hormones balanced accordingly and get on the path to healthy ageing.
By restoring hormones to “youthful” levels, one not only has the cosmetic effects of looking good but also effects of feeling good! This is because the body begins functioning properly with both the “wired” and the “wireless” systems working in harmony with each other.