Understanding Menopause and Perimenopause

Menopause is a natural stage in every woman’s life, typically occurring between ages 45 and 55, marking the end of menstrual cycles. Perimenopause is the transitional phase leading up to menopause, where hormone levels begin to fluctuate. These hormonal shifts can cause a wide range of physical and emotional symptoms that impact quality of life.

Common symptoms of Perimenopause and Menopause include:

  • Hot flashes and night sweats

  • Mood swings and irritability

  • Depression and anxiety

  • Brain fog and memory lapses

  • Low energy and fatigue

  • Weight gain, especially around the midsection

  • Decreased libido

  • Vaginal dryness or discomfort

  • Irregular periods

  • Restless sleep or insomnia

  • Cold hands and feet

  • Thinning hair and dry skin

  • Loss of muscle tone and sagging skin

How Hormone Therapy Can Help

Hormone fluctuations during menopause and perimenopause are the root cause of many disruptive symptoms. At The Broadway Clinic, we offer personalized hormone therapy designed to help you restore balance and feel like yourself again.

We specialize in Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT), which uses natural hormones that closely match those produced by your body. Our hormone therapy options are tailored to your needs and include pellet therapy, creams, pills, and sublingual troches. By replenishing key hormones such as estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, thyroid, and DHEA, we help:

  • Reduce hot flashes and night sweats

  • Improve mood and emotional stability

  • Boost energy and stamina

  • Restore libido and sexual wellness

  • Enhance sleep quality

  • Improve skin tone, hair, and muscle mass

  • Support weight management and metabolism

Who Can Benefit from Hormone Therapy?

Menopause isn’t just something that happens “later in life.” In fact, many women begin experiencing perimenopause as early as their late 30s or early 40s, often without realizing it.

If you've noticed changes in your mood, sleep, energy, or menstrual cycle, it could be your body's way of signaling a shift in hormone balance. You might benefit from hormone therapy if you’re:

  • In your 30s or 40s and dealing with irregular periods, unexplained fatigue, or brain fog

  • Experiencing mood swings, low libido, or anxiety that feels “new” or “different”

  • Postpartum and noticing lingering symptoms like low energy or emotional fluctuations

  • Going through surgical menopause or have had a hysterectomy

  • Postmenopausal but still struggling with hot flashes, sleep issues, or low energy

  • Simply feeling like “something’s off” even if your doctor says your labs are normal

Hormone therapy is not about reversing aging. It’s about helping you feel strong, balanced, and fully yourself again.

 
 

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Bio-Identical Hormone Treatments

 
 
“Estrogen”/

ESTROGEN

There comes a time in every woman's life when her ovaries no longer produce estrogen. Bio-identical estrogen replacement therapy is used when that occurs. This therapy provides cardiovascular protection, bone protection and gives relief from unpleasant menopause symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats and lack of energy.

  • Improves bone density

  • Increase energy

  • Increases libido

  • Improves skin elasticity

  • Decreases mood swings

  • Dmproves cardiovascular health

 
 
 
“Progesterone”/

Progesterone

As progesterone lowers, women become increasingly susceptible to changes in sleep patterns and insomnia, anxiety, nervousness, heart palpitations, mood swings and annoying hot flashes. Women with low progesterone levels often say, "I just don't feel like myself." Progesterone has been shown to have:

  • A natural calming effect on the brain

  • Provides bone protection

  • It generally improves sleep

  • Can help decrease anxiety

  • Can help mildly elevate mood and lessens depression.

 
 
 
“Testosterone”/

Testosterone

Both women and men have testosterone and it is critically important for your physical and emotional health. It enhances mental well-being, energy and clarity of thought.

A lack of testosterone leads to:

  • Fatigue

  • Lack of endurance

  • Depression and poor muscle tone.

Benefits of testosterone are:

  • More significant memory and libido

  • Better sleep

  • Improved mood

  • Less anxiety

  • Stronger bones and muscles

  • Improved cholesterol profile

  • Decrease in total body fat.

 
 
 
“Thyroid”/

Thyroid

The thyroid hormone is a metabolic hormone secreted by the thyroid gland. It is vital for regulating metabolism, temperature and brain function. If your thyroid's output is low, you typically won't have much energy, may feel tired more often than usual, and may have trouble losing weight. Let The Broadway Clinic regulate your thyroid today. Benefits include:

  • Helps decrease cold hands and feet, weakness, depression, thin skin, fragile hair and brittle nails

  • Increases motivation, energy, ability to lose weight, metabolism and improves cognitive function, or improves mental clarity

  • Decreases constipation, fatigue, weight gain and body fat

 
 
 
“DHEA”/

DHEA

The older we get, the less our bodies produce DHEA. Nonetheless, it is the most common steroid hormone in the human body. The health benefits of Bio-Identical DHEA Replacement Therapy are:

  • Increase bone density, energy and immunity

  • Lessen visceral fat and cholesterol

  • Helps decrease diabetes, heart disease, osteoporosis and atherosclerosis

 

Questions? Contact us today.