For more than two decades, Dr. Stephen Petteruti (a DO graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine) has worked as a physician. The medical director of Intellectual Medicine in Warwick, Rhode Island, Dr. Stephen Petteruti and his team offer non-surgical procedures for weight loss and anti-aging, such as bioidentical hormone replacement therapy.
Everyone’s basic bodily functions are controlled by hormones, including digestion, mood, and immune function. As people age, the amount of hormones that the body naturally creates decrease, thus resulting in an imbalance that can impact a person’s well-being. When this occurs, many people seek hormone replacement therapies, but such therapies have been linked to an increased risk of heart disease, blood clots, and other health issues. For this reason, bioidentical hormone replacement therapy has grown in popularity as an alternative treatment option.
Bioidentical hormones are not hormones that are naturally made in the human body. Rather, they are man-made hormones derived from plant by-products. However, such hormones are chemically identical to the hormones produced by the human body. This makes them suitable replacements for hormones that people have lost because of aging or medical conditions. The symptoms of cancer treatment may also be improved with the help of bioidentical hormone replacement therapy.
These hormones are administered to patients in various forms, including creams, pills, injections, and gels. They are most commonly created to replace progesterone, estrogen, and testosterone in men and women.
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