You’re exhausted by 2 PM, struggling with stubborn weight gain, and dealing with headaches that seem to come out of nowhere. Your doctor says your labs are “normal,” but you certainly don’t feel normal. Sound familiar? The truth is, hormone imbalances affect far more than just reproduction. These chemical messengers regulate everything from your energy levels and mood to your metabolism and sleep patterns.

When they’re out of balance, your entire body feels the effects. At Advanced Practice Clinic, we understand that many seemingly unrelated symptoms actually stem from hormonal imbalances. Through our functional medicine approach, we look beyond surface-level symptoms to identify and treat the root causes of your health concerns with comprehensive hormone therapy.

Signs of Hormonal Imbalance in Women and Men

Your body produces over 50 different hormones, each playing a crucial role in keeping you healthy and energized. When these hormones become imbalanced, the symptoms can be confusing and frustrating. Fatigue, weight gain, mood swings, and sleep disturbances are among the most common signs that something deeper is happening in your body. Understanding which specific hormones are affecting you is the first step toward feeling better.

Hormonal Imbalance Treatment Options

Women’s Hormonal Health

Estrogen dominance occurs when your body has too much estrogen relative to progesterone. This can happen even when estrogen levels appear normal on standard lab tests – which is why many women are told their hormones are “fine” despite experiencing clear symptoms. Common signs include weight gain around your midsection, autoimmune disorders, cold hands and feet, decreased sex drive, and muscle and joint pain.

Additional symptoms include depression, fatigue, headaches, irregular periods, insomnia, and mood swings or PMS. Many conventional doctors prescribe additional estrogen for menopausal symptoms without addressing progesterone levels, which can actually make the problem worse. Our female-specific services address these complex hormonal relationships.

Men’s Hormonal Health

Testosterone affects every cell in your body, influencing muscle mass, weight management, energy levels, and libido. For men, testosterone naturally begins declining around age 30, dropping about 1% each year. This process affects nearly 40% of men aged 45 and older, though stress, environmental toxins, and poor lifestyle habits can speed up this decline.

Signs of low testosterone include loss of muscle mass, weight gain around the abdomen, and decreased libido and sexual function. Additional symptoms include depression, fatigue, moodiness, decreased body hair, thinning bones, and fertility issues. Our comprehensive male-specific services address these concerns with targeted treatments.

Adrenal and Thyroid Imbalances

Your adrenal glands are your body’s stress response system. When you’re constantly stressed – whether from work pressure, family demands, financial worries, or health concerns – your adrenal glands can become overworked. This leads to adrenal fatigue, where your body can’t produce adequate amounts of essential hormones like cortisol. Women with adrenal imbalances often experience elevated cholesterol, nervousness, and sleep disturbances, while men typically show signs of depression, prostate problems, and sleep issues.

Your thyroid gland produces hormones that regulate your metabolism, energy levels, body temperature, heart rate, and much more. Thyroid imbalances can cause symptoms that affect your entire body, including dry skin, constipation, unexplained weight gain, brittle nails, and cold hands and feet. Additional symptoms include feeling sluggish, loss of muscle mass, and for men, erectile dysfunction. The frustrating part is that many people with thyroid symptoms are told their levels are “normal” because conventional medicine only looks at limited thyroid markers.

How to Fix Hormonal Imbalance

Standard lab tests often miss hormone imbalances because “normal” ranges are based on averages from both healthy and unhealthy populations. This means you can have symptoms of hormone imbalance even when your labs fall within the “normal” range. Our functional medicine approach uses optimal ranges rather than just normal ranges, and we test more comprehensive hormone panels to get the complete picture of what’s happening in your body.

Your hormones don’t work in isolation – when one system is imbalanced, it often affects others. For example, chronic stress can disrupt your adrenal function, which then affects your thyroid and sex hormones. This is why addressing hormone imbalances requires looking at your entire endocrine system.

Comprehensive Hormone Replacement Therapy

Hormone imbalances are treatable, but they require the right testing, the right treatment approach, and ongoing support. At Advanced Practice Clinic, our team specializes in identifying and treating hormone imbalances using bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, comprehensive testing, and personalized treatment plans tailored to your specific needs. We take the time to listen to your symptoms, conduct thorough testing, and work with you to develop a treatment plan that addresses the root causes of your health concerns. Our hormone therapy programs are designed to help you achieve optimal hormonal balance.

Our goal isn’t just to manage your symptoms – it’s to help you feel like yourself again. Ready to take the next step toward better hormone health? We’re here to help you reclaim your energy, mood, and overall well-being.

Curious if your symptoms are connected to a hormone imbalance? Take our Hormone Imbalance Symptom Quiz to find out more!