Hormone therapy for women in Lafayette

Women's hormones

Hormone therapy for women in Lafayette

Bioidentical hormone therapy, perimenopause and menopause care in Lafayette, Indiana — tested before it is treated.

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The decade nobody prepares women for

Somewhere in the forties, the cycle changes, sleep breaks, the weight redistributes, the temperature control goes, and the mood follows. Most women are told this is normal and offered an antidepressant.

It is common. That is not the same as untreatable.

Hormone therapy is not appropriate for everyone, and the decision deserves a real conversation about your history — including breast cancer risk, clotting history and cardiovascular risk. What it does not deserve is a reflexive no.

Conditions we treat with this

Dr. Turner has written about each of these — his own pages, restored from the practice's earlier site.

Estrogen and Mortality

Estrogen, avoiding replacement shortens lifespan.

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Heavy Menstrual Bleeding

Try taking 50,000 units of vitamin A per day for a month and see...

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Infertility

There are many things that can foul your ability to become pregnant and there...

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Low Sex Drive

There could be many contributing factors to this problem, like old age, depression, fatigue...

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PMS

I have had a lot of success with PMS, probably because of treating underlying...

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Why it is done this way

A real conversation about risk, not a reflexive no

Hormone therapy is not right for everyone. That is a reason to discuss it, not to dismiss it.

The decision depends on your history — breast cancer risk, clotting history, cardiovascular risk — and it deserves a proper conversation rather than a policy.

Thyroid disease imitates perimenopause almost exactly, so it gets excluded first. Levels also swing week to week in perimenopause, which is why a single draw can mislead.

What we test

What we offer

Full hormone testing

Estradiol, progesterone, testosterone, FSH, LH, plus thyroid — because thyroid disease imitates perimenopause almost exactly.

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Bioidentical hormone therapy

Estradiol and progesterone dosed to your symptoms and your labs, then re-checked.

Pellet therapy

For patients who prefer it, with an honest account of the trade-offs against creams and oral dosing.

Testosterone for women

Frequently overlooked, and often the missing piece for energy, libido and muscle.

Perimenopause care

The years before periods stop, when symptoms are worst and testing is least conclusive.

Cycle and menstrual issues

Heavy bleeding, cramping, PMS and irregular cycles have causes worth finding.

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How it works

How care works here

Functional medicine is not a different set of drugs. It is a different order of operations: measure first, then treat what the measurements actually show.

  1. 01

    Step 1

    1. A long first visit

    We take a full history — symptoms, timeline, diet, sleep, stress, medications, family history. Most patients have never been asked these questions in one sitting. This is where the pattern usually shows up.

  2. 02

    Step 2

    2. Testing that goes past the standard panel

    A normal thyroid panel is often just TSH. A normal hormone panel is often nothing at all. We test the full picture — thyroid antibodies, free hormones, nutrient status, inflammatory and metabolic markers — so the treatment plan has something real underneath it.

  3. 03

    Step 3

    3. A plan you understand

    You get your results explained, not filed. What is out of range, what it means, what we are going to do about it, and what should change and by when.

  4. 04

    Step 4

    4. Re-test and adjust

    We re-measure. If the numbers moved and you feel better, we hold. If they did not, we change the plan. Treating on symptoms alone is how people end up on therapy they do not need.

Who this is for

Most patients arrive somewhere in their forties, after being told this is simply normal.
  • Sleep, temperature control, mood and cycle all changed within the same couple of years.
  • You were offered an antidepressant for what reads as a hormonal problem.
  • You want thyroid disease ruled out before hormones are blamed.
  • You would like the risks explained specifically to your history rather than in general.
  • You are already on hormone therapy and want it reviewed and re-tested.

If none of that sounds like you, call anyway — we will tell you honestly whether this is the right service.

Common questions

Is bioidentical hormone therapy safe?
It carries real risks and real benefits, and the balance is specific to your history. We go through both at the first visit rather than deciding for you.
How do I know if I am in perimenopause?
Hormone levels swing week to week in perimenopause, so a single draw can be misleading. We read the pattern alongside your symptoms and rule out thyroid disease, which presents almost identically.
Do you offer hormone pellets near Lafayette?
Yes, at the Lafayette office. Call (765) 471-1100 to discuss whether pellets or another route suits you better.
I was told my hormones were normal.
That frequently means one number, drawn once, read against a range that spans every adult woman. It is worth looking again more carefully.

Or ask us to call you

The office is open Monday to Thursday. Send this and someone will call you back — a sentence about what is going on is enough.

Please do not send personal health information through this form. We only need enough to call you back.

Have the conversation properly

A first visit covers your history, your risk factors and what is worth testing.

Call (765) 471-1100