For more than 40 years, Dr. Bunkis and I have helped patients achieve the appearance they desire—refreshed, rested, and more youthful. For the past ten years, we have also been able to offer something equally important: a way to help you feel as good as you look.
Both women and men experience a natural decline in key hormones—estrogen and testosterone—as we age. This gradual shift affects far more than most people realize. Common symptoms include decreased energy, increased weight, reduced muscle tone, diminished libido, mood changes, poor sleep, and mental fog. Over time, low or suboptimal hormone levels are also associated with increased risks of heart disease, prostate disease, and breast and prostate cancers.
Many patients are surprised when they ask their primary care physician to check hormone levels and are told everything is “normal for your age.” But most of us don’t want to look, feel, or function our age. The goal of bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) is to safely optimize hormone levels to those more typical of your 30s—when energy, vitality, and well-being were at their peak.
Traditional hormone replacement methods—oral estrogen, topical creams, or weekly testosterone injections—often rely on synthetic hormones. These can cause hormone “spikes and crashes” and have been associated with increased risks of heart disease, breast disease, and blood clots.
