Who is a candidate for hormone pellets?

Who is a candidate for hormone pellets?

Your doctor may decide you are a good candidate for HRT if: Your menopausal symptoms are severe including headaches, sleep problems, painful intercourse, and night sweats. You have a family history of osteoporosis or colon cancer. You have had early menopause before age 40.

Can hormone pellets cause depression?

There is evidence that some women experience unpleasant mood symptoms (such as irritability, depressed mood and anxiety) while receiving hormone replacement therapy (HRT) while taking the progestin / progesterone component of the HRT.

Can hormone pellets cause back pain?

Conclusions: Women receiving hormone replacement treatment had a slightly, but significantly, higher prevalence of current back pain than nonusers (48% vs. 42%, respectively, P < 0.05), which could not be explained by differences in occupation, smoking habits, or current physical activity.

Is hormone pellet therapy available in Canada?

HRT products have been approved by Health Canada to treat menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness and in some cases, to prevent osteoporosis.

Is pellet therapy covered by insurance?

Pellet therapy is a cash-based procedure and is not typically covered by health insurance. Therefore, you will incur the total cost yourself, which, surprisingly, is comparable to the other treatments.

Does progesterone make you crazy?

Progesterone levels are high during pregnancy, but it doesn’t trigger the same mood-altering mechanisms; it’s only at moderate levels, like those present after ovulation, or used for contraception, that progesterone has a depressive effect.

Can vagifem cause weight gain?

nausea, vomiting, bloating, stomach cramps; headache; swelling in your hands or feet, weight gain; breast pain; or….Clinical Trials Experience.

Body System Adverse Reaction Treatment Number (%) of Women
Body As A Whole
Headache 3 (6) 8 (9)
Abdominal Pain 2 (4) 6 (7)
Back Pain 3 (6) 6 (7)

What happens if you just take estrogen without progesterone?

Progesterone is used along with estrogen. Taking estrogen without progesterone increases your risk for cancer of the endometrium (the lining of the uterus). During your reproductive years, cells from your endometrium are shed during menstruation.

How long does it take for testosterone pellets to work?

How long will it take for the pellets to get into my bloodstream? Symptom relief can occur anywhere from 72 hrs to up to three weeks for first-time patients. Patients should expect to feel some degree of symptom relief within a month of pelleting or even sooner.