What to Expect During Hormone Treatment
- posted: Jun. 14, 2024
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a treatment to help you ease the symptoms of hormone changes as you age. For women, we may replace both estrogen and progesterone. And for men, we'll only replace testosterone. Regardless, Dr. Sapan Bindal, serving Mansfield, Midlothian, and Fort Worth, TX, can assist if your hormones are declining. This is what you should know before getting hormone treatment.
Thorough Evaluation
Before you receive treatment at our offices, you'll need to undergo a comprehensive evaluation. This will start with us gathering information about your medical and family history, which will give us insight to determine if treatment is safe for you.
The next step will be asking you questions about your current health. For instance, we'll want to know what types of symptoms you're experiencing and when they arose. If you're a woman, we'll want to know about your menstrual cycle.
Our next step is to test your hormone levels. We accomplish this through a blood test that gives us insight not only into your endocrine function. As a result, we can ensure the treatment we provide is safe and effective.
Know Your Options
When it comes to hormone treatment at our Mansfield, Midlothian, and Fort Worth offices, you're not limited to creams only. Instead, you can take in the necessary hormones in the following ways:
- Tablets
- Creams
- Gels
- Patches
- Implant (pellet)
- Injections
At your appointment, we'll discuss all your options. We'll explain how frequently you would need to receive the treatment, how it works, its effectiveness, and any potential side effects. We'll also let you know any special precautions you would need to take as well as any other information that can help you make an informed decision.
We encourage you to ask any questions you may have to ensure you have all the information you need to decide.
After Your Treatment
How long before you can expect to experience relief of your symptoms depends on the treatment. It may range anywhere from days to weeks to months.
Typically, the effects of this treatment are gradual, so you might not notice a huge difference right away.
After hormone therapy, you may experience side effects like nausea, fatigue, diarrhea, nervousness, or swelling. You might have changes in your sex drive, menstrual cycle, or ability to achieve an erection.
Hormones play vital roles in the body, and you may feel the effects of a decrease drastically. Fortunately, Dr. Bindal, serving Mansfield, Midlothian, and Fort Worth, TX, can provide relief of your symptoms through hormone therapy. We should note we customize the hormone treatment to your needs.
Call:
Fort Worth - 817-813-5470
Midlothian - 817-840-7000
Mansfield - 817-453-2123
- posted: Jun. 14, 2024
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a treatment to help you ease the symptoms of hormone changes as you age. For women, we may replace both estrogen and progesterone. And for men, we'll only replace testosterone. Regardless, Dr. Sapan Bindal, serving Mansfield, Midlothian, and Fort Worth, TX, can assist if your hormones are declining. This is what you should know before getting hormone treatment.
Thorough Evaluation
Before you receive treatment at our offices, you'll need to undergo a comprehensive evaluation. This will start with us gathering information about your medical and family history, which will give us insight to determine if treatment is safe for you.
The next step will be asking you questions about your current health. For instance, we'll want to know what types of symptoms you're experiencing and when they arose. If you're a woman, we'll want to know about your menstrual cycle.
Our next step is to test your hormone levels. We accomplish this through a blood test that gives us insight not only into your endocrine function. As a result, we can ensure the treatment we provide is safe and effective.
Know Your Options
When it comes to hormone treatment at our Mansfield, Midlothian, and Fort Worth offices, you're not limited to creams only. Instead, you can take in the necessary hormones in the following ways:
- Tablets
- Creams
- Gels
- Patches
- Implant (pellet)
- Injections
At your appointment, we'll discuss all your options. We'll explain how frequently you would need to receive the treatment, how it works, its effectiveness, and any potential side effects. We'll also let you know any special precautions you would need to take as well as any other information that can help you make an informed decision.
We encourage you to ask any questions you may have to ensure you have all the information you need to decide.
After Your Treatment
How long before you can expect to experience relief of your symptoms depends on the treatment. It may range anywhere from days to weeks to months.
Typically, the effects of this treatment are gradual, so you might not notice a huge difference right away.
After hormone therapy, you may experience side effects like nausea, fatigue, diarrhea, nervousness, or swelling. You might have changes in your sex drive, menstrual cycle, or ability to achieve an erection.
Hormones play vital roles in the body, and you may feel the effects of a decrease drastically. Fortunately, Dr. Bindal, serving Mansfield, Midlothian, and Fort Worth, TX, can provide relief of your symptoms through hormone therapy. We should note we customize the hormone treatment to your needs.
Call:
Fort Worth - 817-813-5470
Midlothian - 817-840-7000
Mansfield - 817-453-2123
