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Can HRT Revitalize Your Sex Life?

Can HRT Revitalize Your Sex Life?

As you get older, your body starts to change. Women know this all too well. Perimenopause and menopause symptoms are hard to miss. But men experience changes because of shifting hormone levels, too. As your body makes less testosterone, you might notice a range of unwelcome symptoms, including ones that affect your sex life.

Fortunately, you have a way to defy Father Time. With hormone replacement therapy (HRT), you can fight these changes. 

Robert Grafton, MD, and our team offer bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) for women and men, including testosterone replacement therapy (TRT). You can explore this kind of care here at PSI Medical Group in Wixom, Michigan.

How HRT can improve sex for women

As you near and enter menopause, dropping estrogen and progesterone levels take their toll. And there’s one area where the resulting changes are particularly pronounced: your vagina. Specifically, you might notice less lubrication and less elasticity. That can make sex less enjoyable and even painful.

As sex becomes less pleasurable, your desire levels might drop, too. Many women report lower libido as they get older. 

Fortunately, HRT can help to reverse these changes. Getting more estrogen and progesterone into your system helps to improve lubrication and elasticity in your vaginal tissue. That can help you feel like yourself again in the bedroom. 

Men, testosterone, and sexual health 

For men, the sex-related symptoms of dropping hormone levels can be equally pronounced. Lower testosterone levels link directly to diminished sex drive. You might notice that your libido isn’t what it used to be. And sometimes, that can even play a role in problems like erectile dysfunction (ED). 

By replenishing your testosterone levels, Dr. Grafton can help you reclaim your desire and performance in the bedroom. 

Getting the care you need to support your sex life

Here at PSI Medical Group, Dr. Grafton personalizes a care plan to help you improve your specific symptoms. That includes any impacts that have extended to the bedroom. 

Talk with him about any changes you’ve been experiencing. As an expert in sexual health, Dr. Grafton has multiple resources he can tap to help you. 

If you’re dealing with ED, for example, he may recommend TRT paired with GAINSWave® therapy. Or for excessive vaginal dryness, he might recommend platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in tandem with HRT.

In short, you have options. To get help revitalizing your sex life, call our team at PSI Medical Group or book your visit through our convenient online scheduler today.

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