We are excited to announce that Beverly Medical Center is now offering Hormone Pellet Implants!

Why Pellets?

Imagine not needing to remember to apply or take your bio-identical hormones, but still getting a consistent healthy dose lasting three to five months. Sounds simple? Hormone pellets consist of testosterone or other hormones pressed or fused into small cylinders no larger than a grain of rice that are inserted beneath the skin.

Although pellets have been available since the 1930’s, they’ve only recently gained in popularity. Some patients who have failed other types of hormone therapy have a very high success rate with pellets. When compared to conventional hormone replacement therapy, pellets have been shown to provide superior relief from menopause symptoms, better maintenance of bone density, and improvement in sleep cycles.

Both men and women need adequate levels of testosterone for optimal mental and physical health, as well as to protect against chronic illnesses like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease and Osteoporosis which are associated with low testosterone levels.

Testosterone pellets have also been known to improve* :