Changes in your hormone levels may decrease or eliminate your desire for sex and intimacy.

Women: During the transition into menopause, Estrogen levels drop making you less interested in sex and causing dry vaginal tissues, resulting in painful or uncomfortable sex. Although many women still have satisfying sex during menopause and beyond, some experience a lack or decreased desire during this hormonal change.

During your first hormone therapy consultation with Dr. Fliedner, he will discuss a personalized plan to turn these painful changes around and help bring your body into a healthy hormonal balance.

Men: Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the inability to get or keep an erection firm enough to have sexual intercourse. It’s sometimes referred to as impotence, although we use this term less often now.

Most men have problems with their erections once in a while. Frequent ED, however, can be a sign of health problems, and you should see a doctor to find the cause. 

An evaluation with Dr. Fliedner will help you discover if hormonal imbalance is the cause of ED. He will address this imbalance with hormone therapy to turn this emotionally painful experience around.

Memory issues and general fogginess are a normal occurrence for both men and women as we age. They occur because your body is making less estrogen for women and testosterone for men. Dr. Fliedner can prescribe a personal hormonal therapy to easily reverse these memory problems.

As menopause approaches, hormonal changes can affect sleep more than other time during a woman’s life. Hormonal changes can wreak havoc on sleep. In turn, sleep deprivation can affect hormone levels in a sleepless vicious cycle.

Dr. Fliedner says this type of sleep disorder is very treatable with bio-identical hormone therapy. A study presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists confirms that menopausal women with sleep problems due to hot flashes find significant relief from estrogen therapy.

Our hormones affect our brain neurohormones, and when they are out of balance, so are you. You may experience symptoms that change the way you think, feel, and make you more vulnerable to conditions like anxiety, depression, and even psychosis.

If hormone levels are left unchecked, you will never know the root cause of your emotional issues. A simple blood test with us will determine if your depression or anxiety is related to a hormonal imbalance.