Skip to content Balanced hormones can help you look, feel, and live your best. At RUMA Medical Aesthetics & Wellness, we offer bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) to help support healthy hormone levels and your overall wellness. Balanced hormone levels have been associated with benefits such as stronger bones and muscles, better sleep, healthy weight management, improved focus, a more stable mood, and enhanced libido. Results vary from person to person.
Your journey starts with a visit to our functional medicine physician, who will review your health concerns, complete a health assessment, and order lab work. Together, you’ll go over your results and decide if hormone therapy is right for you. Book your appointment today.
As you age, the amount of hormones your body produces begins to decline. This decline in hormones can put you at risk for weak muscles and bones, fractures (broken bones), cardiovascular disease, and memory loss.
Balancing your hormones has shown many positive health benefits, including heart protection, increased energy, improved sleep, relief of anxiety and depression, help in achieving and maintaining a healthy weight and body fat percentage, improved memory and cognition, and enhanced libido.
In conjunction with a proper diet and exercise, hormone therapy can be an effective solution to help you look and feel your best.
Pellet Therapy:
Consistent hormone delivery for months; no daily application needed; steady levels without peaks and valleys
Cream Application:
Daily topical use required; potential for inconsistent absorption and transfer to others
Injection Method:
Weekly or bi-weekly visits needed; hormone levels fluctuate between doses, creating peaks and valleys
Initial Consultation:
Meet with our functional medicine physician to discuss health concerns and wellness goals
Health Assessment & Labs:
Complete a comprehensive evaluation and extensive lab work to measure current hormone levels
Treatment Plan Review:
Physician reviews results and determines if BHRT is right for you
Pellet Insertion:
A simple in-office procedure using numbing medication to place rice-sized BioTE pellets under the skin
Steady Hormone Release:
Pellets deliver consistent hormone levels for 3-4 months (women) or 5-6 months (men)
Follow-Up Care:
Schedule next appointment as pellets dissolve and continue optimization journey
Submit our Hormone Health Questionnaire to receive a customized evaluation and expert recommendations designed specifically for you.
Pre-Care
Complete comprehensive lab work and health assessment.
Attend a consultation with a functional medicine physician.
Discuss current medications and health concerns.
Post-care
Limit activity for 3 days (women) or 7 days (men) after pellet insertion.
Monitor the insertion site for any discomfort or swelling.
Schedule follow-up labs to track hormone optimization.
Ready to optimize your wellness? RUMA Medical Aesthetics & Wellness in Lehi, UT, offers personalized bioidentical hormone therapy tailored to your needs. Our board-certified physicians guide you through comprehensive testing and treatment plans to help you achieve balanced hormone levels and feel your best.
Certified Hormone Therapy Providers: Expert physicians and nurse practitioners trained in advanced hormone optimization.
In-House Lab Support: Comprehensive testing and results all in one convenient location.
Personalized Treatment Plans: Customized hormone therapy based on your individual health needs.
Ongoing Wellness Support: Continuous monitoring and adjustments to ensure optimal results.
Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (known as BHRT) uses hormones that are structurally identical to those made by your own body. At RUMA Medical Aesthetics & Wellness, we use hormone pellets, small hormone-containing devices placed under your skin in subcutaneous/fatty tissue to deliver steady hormone levels. Our board-certified physicians and nurse practitioners are happy to answer any questions that you have regarding hormone therapy.
Yes! Contrary to popular belief, testosterone is not a male-exclusive hormone, and in fact, it is the most abundant hormone throughout a woman’s life. As we age, testosterone levels decline. Optimizing your hormone levels has been shown to protect your heart and bones, increase your energy, help you lose body fat, maintain a healthy weight, and enhance your sex drive and sexual wellness.
At RUMA Medical Aesthetics & Wellness, we use hormone pellets to help optimize your hormone levels. Placement of the hormone pellets requires a simple in-office procedure. Generally, inserting the needle to numb the area where the pellets will be placed is the only uncomfortable part. If you have a fear of needles, let us know. We are happy to offer comfort measures before your treatment. We also use a numbing medication and/or a topical spray to help ease the discomfort of the needle. Sometimes patients experience discomfort and/or soreness at the pellet placement site, but this typically resolves after several days. If you have pain during the procedure, please let your provider know, as comfort measures can be initiated.
There is no upper age limit regarding the amount of time that you can be on hormone replacement therapy. For women receiving hormone pellet BHRT, you can expect your pellets to deliver hormones for approximately 3-4 months. At this time, you will need more pellets added to continue optimizing your wellness. For men receiving hormone pellet BHRT, you can expect your pellets to deliver steady levels of hormones for approximately 5-6 months. At this time, you will need more pellets added to continue optimizing your wellness.
Hormone pellets are about the size of a grain of rice. Occasionally, pellets may be felt under the skin, typically due to swelling and usually resolving within several days; on rare occasions, they may last for a month. Women need to limit activity for 3 days after pellet placement, and men need to restrict activity for 7 days to reduce swelling and promote healing.
Published scientific data show that hormone therapy protects the heart, breast, bone, and brain. Some reported secondary effects in men include fluid retention, acne, increased hair growth, and testicular shrinkage, which is normal. Some women have reported temporary fluid retention, acne, hair growth, and vaginal spotting after getting hormone pellets. At RUMA Medical Aesthetics & Wellness, we offer an extensive skin health program to address any skin changes that occur as your hormones are optimized.
Yes, hormone pellets use bioidentical hormones structurally identical to those your body produces. Scientific data show that proper hormone therapy protects the heart, breast, bones, and brain.
Most patients notice improvements in energy, sleep, and mood within 2-4 weeks. Complete optimization typically occurs within 4-6 weeks as hormone levels stabilize.
Schedule your consultation and experience the RUMA difference, where expertise meets artistry, and science meets care.
