Hormone Pellets

Pellets are a delivery method of bioidentical hormone replacement. They are often the preferred method because they are convenient for patients and provide excellent results. Hormone Pellets consistently deliver healthy levels of hormones over a period of months. They avoid the daily or weekly fluctuations of hormone levels seen with other delivery methods that can result in unwanted side effects and symptoms. Pellets are made up of either estradiol or testosterone. The hormones, estradiol or testosterone, are pressed or fused into very small solid cylinders. These pellets are larger than a grain of rice and smaller than a ‘Tic Tac’. Pellets are made by a licensed compounding pharmacist and delivered in sterile glass vials. At Ageless Rx, we strive to provide the best Hormone Pellet Therapy Charleston has to offer!

Some patients begin to feel better within 24-48 hours, but most will see gradual improvement over 2-3 weeks.

Complications from the insertion of pellets include minor bleeding, bruising, discoloration of the skin, infection, and possible extrusion of the pellet. Other than slight bruising these complications are very rare. Submersion in water, e.g. swimming, hot tubs, bath tubs, is avoided for 4 to 5 days, and vigorous physical activity is avoided for 48 hours in women and up to 5 to 7 days in men. Antibiotics may be given if a patient is diabetic or has recently had a joint replaced. When a patient first starts Hormone Pellet Therapy in Charleston there may be mild, temporary breast tenderness, which typically resolves after a few days. Hormone receptors may be very sensitive and take time to adjust. There may be a temporary water weight gain, which will also resolve on its own. The body will tone up, as bone density and muscle mass increase and fatty tissue decreases.