The transition into menopause, medically referred to as perimenopause, starts for most women in their late 40s to early 50s. As the body's estrogen levels decline during this time, many women begin experiencing symptoms like hot flashes, trouble sleeping, vaginal dryness, urinary issues, and emotional changes.
While menopause itself is a natural process that all women go through, the symptoms can significantly disrupt daily life. Proper menopause treatment can help alleviate bothersome signs and allow women to continue thriving through this transition.
Butterfly Hormone Center offers customized care plans to help the women of Southwest Ranches manage menopause. With the latest therapies and menopause experts guiding treatment, we empower patients to take charge of their health during this period.
Our compassionate menopause doctor and nurses provide comprehensive care tailored to each patient's unique needs. We begin with advanced testing to accurately identify hormone imbalances and other factors influencing symptoms. Then, we design therapeutic solutions that may include:
Bioidentical hormones like estradiol, progesterone, testosterone, and DHEA are identical in molecular structure to the hormones women produce. They arecustom-formulated and precisely dosed to restore optimal hormone balance from menopause. This helps alleviate unpleasant symptoms and has additional protective benefits for bone, brain, heart, and metabolic health.
Bioidentical hormone therapy (BHRT) can be administered as pills, creams, injections, implants, or vaginal inserts based on the patient’s preferences and needs. We closely monitor with blood tests to ensure hormones reach optimal levels.
Evidence-based nutraceuticals, vitamins, minerals, botanicals, and other supplements can reduce hot flashes, mood changes, sleep disruption, weight gain, and other issues associated with menopause.
We provide pharmaceutical grade supplements to help patients achieve holistic hormone balance and relief.
Declining estrogen during menopause commonly causes vaginal dryness, atrophy, irritation, and painful intercourse. We offer both hormone and non-hormone therapies to improve vaginal health.
Laser vaginal rejuvenation stimulates collagen production and blood flow for a tighter, moister vaginal wall. This provides symptom relief and enhances sexual satisfaction.
Menopause often brings anxiety, depression, mood swings, memory issues, and emotional detachment. We help patients process these changes through counseling and community support groups. Strengthening emotional resilience makes the transition easier.
Our goal is to eliminate menopause misery through cutting-edge diagnostics, personalized care plans, and continous fine-tuning as needed. Women deserve to feel healthy and vibrant during this next stage of life.
The first step in menopause treatment is obtaining advanced hormone tests to uncover the source of symptoms. We utilize state-of-the-art blood, saliva, and urine testing to evaluate:
Testing provides an accurate snapshot of the hormone balance influencing health and wellbeing. It also screens for risks like anemia, blood sugar dysregulation, high cholesterol, and liver or kidney issues that can exacerbate problems.
We believe advanced diagnostics are essential for successful treatment. Symptoms provide clues but do not determine precise hormone deficiencies or excesses. Testing does.
We also offer convenient at-home hormone test kits patients can order and have delivered to their homes. Then our care team analyzes the data and provides clear results and next steps. No need to visit the clinic just for blood draws.
Hormone levels fluctuate, so we retest 2-3 months after beginning new therapies. This verifies treatment effectiveness and determines if dosage adjustments are beneficial. Patients enjoy continued follow-up testing every 6 months to keep levels optimized.
Once we identify deficient or excessive hormone levels contributing to symptoms, our menopause specialists design a personalized bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) regimen. The goal is restoring balance for optimal physical and emotional health.
"Bioidentical" means the hormonal structure matches the estrogens, progesterone, testosterone, DHEA and other hormones made naturally in a woman's body. They are created from plant compounds and are biochemically identical.
That means bioidentical hormones:
This makes them far superior to synthetic or non-bioidentical versions that only crudely approximate natural hormones. Those can overstimulate tissues, metabolize into harmful compounds, or only partially activate certain hormone pathways.
Ultimately, properly balanced bioidentical hormone therapy alleviates menopause symptoms by replicating the harmonious hormone symphony women had in their youth.
Our clinic offers various methods of bioidentical hormone delivery based on each woman's needs and preferences:
The mode that works best for each patient depends on the specific hormone balance issues she faces along with personal considerations like severity of hot flashes or insomnia, comfort with needles, consistency of schedule, sexual health concerns, and other factors.
We guide patients through choosing the optimal modality and formulate custom compounded bioidentical hormones tailored to her body’s needs.
Hormone needs change over time, so we retest blood levels every 3 months when first beginning new therapies. This allows closely calibrating dosage for ideal symptom relief. As balance stabilizes, testing is needed only every 6 months.
Tight feedback loops are key to successful long-term treatment.
Studies show that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can be as effective as hormone therapy in managing some menopause symptoms. CBT helps women develop coping strategies for issues like hot flashes, mood changes, and sleep problems. This non-pharmacological approach empowers women to take control of their health.
“Bioidentical hormones help create the foundation but lifestyle optimizations cement the benefits.” That is our clinic’s philosophy for menopause treatment.
Certain daily habits can amplify or dampen hormone therapy effectiveness. We educate patients about optimizing diet, activity levels, sleep, and stress reduction for the best possible outcome.
What we eat directly influences inflammation, detoxification, hormone synthesis and metabolism. Following an anti-inflammatory, nutrient-dense diet enhances hormone therapy. We provide customized nutrition plans emphasizing whole foods over processed:
We also identify problematic foods like gluten, dairy, soy, corn, or eggs that may exacerbate inflammation. Removing those while emphasizing gut-healing and hormone-optimizing foods allows therapy to work best.
Regular exercise provides a host of benefits - reducing inflammation, balancing neurotransmitters, improving insulin sensitivity, releasing endorphins, and alleviating stress. However over-exercising, especially intense cardio, can burn through hormones and exacerbate deficiencies.
We help patients identify optimal types, frequencies, and intensities of movement. This includes guidance on incorporating strength training, high intensity interval training (HIIT), yoga, Pilates, walking, sprinting, and other modalities for maximizing hormonal and overall health.
Deep, restful sleep allows the body to repair and reset - enhancing hormonal balance in the process. Insomnia and night sweats are unfortunately common menopausal issues. We provide both hormone balancing and non-hormonal sleep support therapies including:
Stress exacerbates hormone dysfunction - elevating inflammation while depleting progesterone, DHEA and testosterone. We teach patients tool like breathwork, biofeedback, yoga, nature immersion, art therapy and other modalities for activating the parasympathetic nervous system. This reduces cortisol and allows other hormones to optimize.
We also provide access to counselors and support groups to discuss the emotional impact of menopause. Connecting with others helps women realize they aren’t alone in this transition.
Lifestyle optimizations enhance hormone function for reducing menopause misery. Our goal is empowering patients to take control of their health.
Many women experience vulvovaginal issues like dryness, irritation, atrophy (thinning), laxity, loss of elasticity, decreased arousal and pain with intercourse. This results from falling estrogen levels plus age-related tissue changes.
While lubricants temporarily help, the best solution is stimulating regeneration of vaginal tissue itself - not just masking the problem. That’s why we offer both systemic and localized vaginal rejuvenation therapies.
Low-dose vaginal estrogen improves moisture, elasticity and overall vaginal health by restoring thinning tissue. This may be compounded into suppositories, creams or tablets inserted directly in the vagina.
We also formulate oral or topical systemic estrogen/testosterone creams that moderately improve vaginal as well as whole-body hormonal balance.
DHEA powder capsules inserted vaginally also show good therapeutic benefits.
For women wanting non-hormonal options, we also provide:
This advanced treatment uses laser energy to stimulate regeneration of vaginal tissue. It enhances blood flow, nerve sensation, lubrication and tightness by:
While not right for all patients, fractional CO2 laser rejuvenation along with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) provides dramatic improvements. Patients report much greater comfort and pleasure.
We offer painless in-office laser procedures giving long-term renewal of feminine wellness - both hormonal and structural.
A completely non-invasive therapy, Emsella uses highly focused electromagnetic energy to stimulate pelvic floor muscles and regenerative pathways. This enhances urinary control, sexual sensation, arousal and orgasmic strength.
It requires no downtime yet delivers remarkable improvements in vaginal tone and elasticity. Patients sit fully clothed during short sessions and enjoy better intimacy immediately after.
Combining systemic and localized therapies provides the best solution for optimizing delicate vaginal tissue health. This allows women to fully embrace their sensuality through menopause and beyond.
“It’s just part of aging” “I’ll just tough it out” - Many women downplay the impact of menopause symptoms. Yet lacking proper hormone balance causes much more than temporary discomfort. Consequences can include:
In addition to immediately improving quality of life, properly addressing hormonal imbalances protects long-term health. That’s why timely menopause treatment is so important.
We tell patients: “Don’t wait until you have full-blown disease to optimize hormones!” By that point, there is increased irreversible organ damage.
Beginning therapy even in early perimenopause safeguards health. Symptoms provide helpful clues of dysfunction. We remind women to listen to their bodies and address issues promptly.
Located conveniently in Southwest Ranches, Butterfly Hormone Center provides compassionate, evidence-based care to help women smoothly transition through perimenopause and menopause.
We offer cutting-edge diagnostics, bioidentical hormone therapy, nutritional support, vaginal rejuvenation, emotional counseling and community referrals. Our goal is eliminating menopausal misery so patients can continue thriving in this next stage of femine blossoming.
What sets our clinic apart:
We also coordinate care with each woman’s other practitioners. This ensures continuity for whole-person health.
Thousands of women choose our compassionate, evidence-based menopause and hormone balancing therapies year after year. We transfrom women's experience of growing older with grace and power.
Contact us today to discuss your symptoms and solutions. Our new patient coordinators answer all your questions to determine if our clinic is a fit for your needs.
We support each woman's journey through menopause with understanding and clinical excellence. Call today to learn more.
