Treat Menopause Symptoms With Hormone Replacement Therapy
If You’re Feeling Flat, Worn Out, or Disconnected —
Estrogen could be the missing piece. Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) is one of the most important keys to living your best life as your body continues to age. BHRT helps itchy, dry, forgetful, bitchy, night sweats, bloating, sleeping AND gives long term cardiovascular, bone, and brain protection.


Get back energy, sleep, sexual interest and joy
Get back energy, sleep, sexual interest, and joy
Menopause—and the decade leading up to it—can make you feel like a stranger in your own body. Even before periods stop, many women experience mood swings, hot flashes, insomnia, anxiety, low libido, and weight gain due to shifting hormones and testosterone decline.
At RegenCen, we believe women deserve better.
Too often, conventional medicine dismisses these concerns or offers quick fixes that don’t work—antidepressants, sleep aids, or “just exercise more.”
We do things differently.
Our physician-led team provides personalized hormone treatment, bioidentical HRT, and testosterone support for women—including pellets, creams, and topical estrogen—all tailored to how you feel and what your labs show.
You’re not broken. You’re not imagining it. And you’re not alone.
RegenCen supports women across Michigan and Florida with options that restore energy, mood, libido, and brain clarity—while protecting your heart, bones, and vaginal health for the long term.
Send us your name and number using the form below, and we’ll text you to schedule your complimentary, no-pressure consultation or a full hormonal consult with testing.
Not sure if you’re in perimenopause, menopause, or beyond? That’s okay. Let’s talk about what you’re feeling, review your options, and help you feel like you again—with expert guidance and real solutions
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Bioidentical Hormone Replacement for menopause symptoms and beyond
Your quality of life after 40 or 70 shouldn’t mean accepting anxiety, depression, brain fog, and weight gain as a given.
Generations of women silently suffered through the second half of their lives—enduring hot flashes, low libido, mood swings, and bladder issues with little more than reassurance that “it’s normal.” For years, synthetic oral estrogen was the only option. But after studies in the early 2000s revealed increased cardiovascular and cancer risks, many physicians stopped offering hormone therapy entirely—or prescribed it only short-term to “get through the change.”
Today, we know better. Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) offers a safer, more effective option to not only relieve symptoms like dryness, brain fog, and poor sleep—but to protect your long-term health. Studies show BHRT may help reduce the risk of osteoporosis, Alzheimer’s, and other age-related conditions. At RegenCen, our hormone and menopause specialists offer personalized BHRT plans tailored to your body, symptoms, and goals—available at locations across Michigan and Florida, including Traverse City, Naples, East Lansing, Winter Park, Fenton, and beyond.
Click above to watch an exclusive interview with RegenCen Founder, Dr. Gustav Lo, MD, on the benefits of bioidentical hormone replacement with time-released and trusted method of small implantable hormone pellets at RegenCen in Michigan and Florida.
Women have been misled about menopause
The truth about
bioidentical hormones
Why aren’t ALL women offered bioidentical hormone replacement before, during and after menopause? The short answer is that for the past 20 years, flawed research and synthetic hormones scared away doctors and their patients with increased risks of cancer and heart disease.
But those excuses don’t hold water anymore. With safe and proven bioidentical hormones, your menopause won’t be the start of a long, slow decline.
My doctor says hormones are risky.
Those doctors are thinking of older drugs (like estrogen pills). Those ARE risky. But bioidentical hormones are extremely low risk. Many doctors aren’t aware of newer research on bioidentical options because hormone replacement has been almost ignored in medical training for 20 years (click through the NYT article for more information).
What hormones need to be replaced in women?
Estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone too! Many women are surprised that they need “male” testosterone – it’s just as important for women’s continued health.
What improvements will I see with bioidentical hormones?
• 85% of our patients feel much better in general: energetic, motivated, positive
• Weight loss
• Improved sleep, mood
• Better sex drive and enjoyment
• Better memory and cognitive function
• Reduced risk of osteoporosis, Alzheimer’s, and heart attack
• Improved urinary control, reduced vaginal symptoms
I feel like I’m going through menopause, but I still have periods. When should I start bioidentical hormones?
You may be in peri-menopause. Some women suffer their worst symptoms during this time, which can be years. At RegenCen, we test to find out whether you’re pre, post, or somewhere in between – and then treat appropriately.
What if I’m past menopause and feel OK?
Bioidentical hormones aren’t just for hot flashes. Some things that we chalk up to “getting older” like weak bones and muscles, slowing brain function, skin and hair thinning actually have a treatable cause: low hormone levels.
What specialist should I see for hormone replacement?
In Northern Michigan, RegenCen is the only medical practice specializing in optimizing your hormone levels for all ages and sexes.

Menopause and
bioidentical hormone treatment
Women may begin noticing symptoms of menopause anywhere between 40 and 58 years old or after a hysterectomy. Although estrogen should not be replaced until women are officially “menopausal,” which is when women go 12 months without a menstrual cycle, testosterone and progesterone are often prescribed during the years before menopause to help women’s sex drive, energy, insomnia, and weight gain.
At RegenCen, we test women’s hormone levels, thyroid, and other blood levels during a hormone consultation with a simple blood draw. Then hormone replacement can begin at the next visit with Biote hormone pellets and oral micronized progesterone. Once hormone levels are optimized, women only need to come to the office every 4 months. And Biote pellets are widely available if you need a boost and are in another part of the country.
Hormone replacement therapy counters the effects of menopause:
Hormones are in control of almost everything inside the body and, in simple terms, are like a mail carrier in your body. They carry chemical messages throughout your bloodstream, and these messages deliver both chemicals and instructions to your cells, telling them to do something.
Three key hormones change dramatically during and after menopause: estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone (yes, women utilize and need testosterone, too!), impacting everything from sleep to skin hydration to sexual desire. A drop in hormones is often what’s behind feeling mentally fuzzy, emotionally depressed, deprived of sleep, hot flashes, sexually frustrated, and “not quite like yourself.”
We offer estrogen and testosterone bioidentical hormone replacement in Michigan and Florida at RegenCen by using pellets placed just under your skin to deliver more youthful, consistent levels of hormones. This quick and safe outpatient procedure lasts about four months and is low maintenance compared to hormone patches or creams. Progesterone is administered orally, and can drastically improve your sleep.
BHT pellets have the same chemical structure as the hormones produced by our own bodies, which makes the use of bioidentical hormones significantly safer than the use of oral synthetic hormones.
Bioidentical Hormone Replacement with pellets
Science shows bioidentical hormones help Alzheimer’s, bone density & cardiovascular risk
Most female patients come to us for bioidentical hormone pellets because they’re tired of hot flashes, anxiety, “flat” emotions, insomnia, diminished libido and vaginal dryness, and love how BHT improves their day-to-day lives.
But they’re often surprised when we tell them that optimizing hormone levels bioidentically has health-protective benefits, too, like improved bone density, better heart health, and protection against stroke and Alzheimer’s. Hundreds of scientific studies have shown that re-establishing hormones to more youthful levels positively impacts longevity and decreases health morbidities.
The benefits of estrogen, testosterone and progesterone
Testosterone
Women need optimal
levels, too
Impacts or affects:
- Energy
- Mood
- Cognition
- Memory
- Muscle mass
- Libido
Benefits of testosterone replacement:
- Reduced cardiac risk
- Reduced breast cancer risk
- Improved bone density
- Helps your energy & mood
- Helps regulate weight & improve muscle mass
Estrogen
Dramatically drops after menopause
Impacts or affects:
- Temperature (hot flashes)
- Vaginal lubrication (dryness)
- Bladder (urinary incontinence)
Mood disorders - Bone mineral density
- Body weight
Benefits of estrogen replacement:
- Reduced development of coronary plaques
- Reduced inflammation
- Lowered mortality rate
Progesterone
The sleep champion
Impacts or affects:
- Sleep
- Uterine lining (affects abnormal bleeding)
- Memory
- Cognition
What will progesterone do for me?:
- Regulate blood pressure
- Reduced risk of endometrial cancer
- Help you sleep better
- Calming
Should I get
hormone replacement?
Hormone replacement therapy gives almost immediate relief to women in the perimenopausal age. Within just a few weeks of balancing sex hormones like progesterone and testosterone, women notice improved sleep, less bloating, more sexual interest, and more energy. (by the way, when we say increased libido, we’re not exaggerating – sometimes our partners can’t keep up and then they come in too for testosterone replacement!)
Menopausal women (even if menopause was 15 years ago!) notice better bladder control, skin integrity, and less vaginal dryness and itching. But science shows the benefits of hormone replacement therapy for menopause are much more than what we feel. The invisible benefits for osteoporosis, dementia, and cardiovascular risk are most exciting. Schedule a consultation to learn more about BHT, hear our own experiences with it, and see if it’s right for you.
Menopause and Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Frequently Asked Questions
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Send us your name and number on the form here, and we’ll text you to set up your complimentary, no-pressure consultation.
Even if you're not sure whether you're currently in menopause, perimenopause, or post menopausal, let's talk about what you're experiencing. We'll go over all your options so you can feel like yourself again.
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