Gardens, Cape Town
+27 (0)21 422 2098
appointments@hormonalhealth.co.za
Consultations
Our services offer you deeper, more personalized insights into your health and treatment options
Functional Medicine Consultations
These one-hour long consultations with our trained functional medicine doctors give you the time to explore your health concerns in a detailed and comprehensive fashion. They also give our doctors the opportunity to understand you within the context of your lifestyle so that your management plan can be tailored to your specific needs and in a way that will work for you.
We follow a two-step consultation process:
In the first consultation, a detailed medical history will take place. This is the opportunity to explore current health concerns and goals as well as establish nutritional, sleep and stress patterns. At the end of this consultation, our doctors will discuss which tests are best suited to you.
In the second consultation, our doctors will discuss your test results with you. Based on these results and the history and goals established in the first consultation, our doctors develop a management/treatment programme tailored specifically to you and your needs which is also discussed in the second consultation.
Thereafter, follow-up consultations are scheduled as needed on an individual basis but generally, follow up consultations occur 3-6 monthly. Follow up blood testing to assess your progress will also be recommended at certain intervals by your treating doctor.
Peri/Menopausal Consultations
Also one hour each in length, we really take the time to explain all aspects of the peri/menopausal journey.
Hormone imbalances can produce an array of symptoms in many different areas of health- night sweats, weight gain, memory problems, hair loss, hot flushes, changes in menstrual cycles, sleep issues, heightened PMS symptoms and mood changes are common. can all be a part of the challenging peri and menopausal years.
Loss of hormones can also place us at increased risk for a number of degenerative and chronic diseases over time.
We explain what is happening in your body, where you are in the spectrum of peri-menopause (early or late), confirm the diagnosis of menopause and the changes you can expect to confront in the years ahead.
We view treatment in a holistic and individualized manner- covering hormonal treatment options, non-hormonal treatment options, lifestyle changes and a personal risk assessment.
We believe in deep discussion and exploration around the following common issues to help you to make the best decision for your health:
What are the benefits and risks of Menopausal Hormonal Therapies (HRT)?
What is the difference between different types of hormone treatments out there?
Does it matter if I use my hormones on my skin (transdermally) or take them by mouth (orally)?
What is the difference between synthetic and bio-identical (or body-identical) hormones?
What is the difference between hormones that come from a compounding pharmacy vs a ‘normal’ pharmacy and what are the regulatory and safety issues at hand?
What are the non-hormonal options available to me?
What is my risk for breast cancer if I do use MHT (HRT)?
How long can I use MHT (HRT) for?
What dietary and lifestyle changes can I make that will make a difference to my peri/menopausal symptoms and overall health?
Do natural supplements for hormonal symptoms work and what is the level of scientific evidence for this?
Medical Weight Loss
We believe weight gain is merely a symptom of an underlying imbalance. This imbalance could be hormonal, nutritional, metabolic or even lifestyle-related.
We want to empower you to understand the reasons driving the weight gain and implement an effective and holistic management plan to help you lose the weight and maintain a healthy weight.
Our approach to weight loss is completely individualized.
We work in a multi-layered fashion, addressing all the physiological, psychological and nutritional factors driving weight loss resistance. Your weight loss journey will be spearheaded by one of our doctors and may if needed, include other health professionals (dietician, nutritionist, psychologist.)
Our treatment strategies include nutritional counselling and behaviour modification strategies as well as nutraceutical support and if needed, pharmaceutical intervention under medical supervision.
We monitor our patient’s progress using comprehensive body composition analysis and reporting.
Functional Nutritional Consultations
If you are not needing to lose weight but you are interested in learning about healthy eating, these consultations are right for you. Explore food and nutrition in a relaxed and enjoyable way.
Let us help you with some food inspiration to support your optimum health journey.
Take control of your health today!
Our team is ready to help you with your health transformation.
