Hormone Replacement Therapy

Hormones are an essential element in the human body responsible for a number of functions which maintain health, vitality, as well as youthful appearance. Once hormones are no longer sufficiently produced by the human body, the aging process is accelerated. At Bare Skin of Scottsdale Medical Spa we are using Bio-identical Hormones, which means they are the exact replicas of hormones which are produced by the ovaries.

Hormone Therapy has proven to be beneficial for:

Acne

Acne is usually a hormonally driven problem. In Dr. Bollmann’s experience, the birth control pill is frequently a necessity to keep it under control.

Menopause

Dr. Bollmann’s 30 years of gynecology experience has led him to a firm conviction about the benefits of hormones in the menopause. The main reason to take hormones is not symptom relief, but disease prevention. The main thing to prevent is disease of the brain, such as memory loss, decreased cognition (thinking ability), Alzheimer’s and senile brain disease. Studies have shown that memory and ability to think clearly improve 33% within three months of starting hormone therapy. In menopause, the neuro-endocrine pathways are decreased to such an extent that the most frequent reason women break their hips is not from osteoporosis, but rather that they cannot get their hand out fast enough to break their fall. This also extrapolates to all reflexes. One of the main reasons older women not on hormones drive slowly is that their reflexes are decreased.

Aging Appearance

In Dr. Bollmann’s work with disease of the skin and aging, it is very apparent that women on hormones look much younger and radiant than women whose bodies do not produce sufficient hormone levels anymore and who are not on any type of hormone therapy.

Weight Gain

One of the main objections that women have to hormones is weight gain. This is a common misconception, but erroneous. In a study done by UCLA on 465,000 women, the heaviest women were those who did not take hormones.

"My wife takes it, my sister takes it and if men could take it I would be first in line. While it is not the fountain of youth it is the next best thing."

Charles A. Bollmann M.D.