08/21/2026
PRESCRIBING HORMONES vs. MANAGING HORMONE THERAPY — THERE IS A DIFFERENCE.
I’ve had several women tell me recently:
“My provider prescribes my hormones, but I’ve never had my hormone levels checked.”
This opens the door for an important conversation — because **prescribing HRT and comprehensively managing HRT aren’t always the same thing.**
And this is NOT about one approach being right or wrong. Different providers practice differently, and routine hormone testing isn’t necessary for every patient or every type of HRT.
At **Salus Health + Wellness**, we choose a more comprehensive approach.
When we manage your hormones, we’re looking beyond the prescription:
• How are you actually feeling?
• Are your symptoms improving?
• Are you having side effects?
• Is your current dose still appropriate?
• Are there safety concerns we need to monitor?
• When appropriate, what are your labs telling us?
Because hormones don’t function in isolation.
Fatigue isn’t always estrogen.
Weight gain isn’t always hormones.
Low libido isn’t always testosterone.
Brain fog isn’t always menopause.
Sometimes we need to look at thyroid function, metabolic health, inflammation, nutrients, lifestyle and the bigger picture.
That’s what hormone management means to us.
Sometimes we increase a dose. Sometimes we decrease it. Sometimes we leave everything exactly where it is. And sometimes we discover the symptom we’re chasing isn’t primarily hormonal at all.
There is absolutely a place for traditional OB/GYN and primary care, and we value working alongside those providers. **Our role is simply different.** We dedicate additional time to hormone management, metabolic health and overall wellness.
Prescribing is one part of HRT.
Managing it is the ongoing relationship, monitoring and medical decision-making that follows. 🤍
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