Hormone Replacement Therapy
Hormone shifts can show up as fatigue, poor sleep, night sweats, weight gain, low libido, brain fog, and mood changes. We care for women through perimenopause and menopause and for men with low testosterone.
WHO IT’S FOR
Women in perimenopause or menopause and men with low testosterone
FIRST STEP
A consultation and lab work
WHERE
In person in New Braunfels or virtual
PAYMENT
Cash-pay, HSA/FSA, and CareCredit financing
Supports better sleep • Steadier mood • More energy • Relief from hot flashes • Healthy libido
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Supports better sleep • Steadier mood • More energy • Relief from hot flashes • Healthy libido •
What hormone therapy can help with
If any of these sound familiar, hormone replacement therapy may help. We care for women in perimenopause and menopause and men with low testosterone, and we review the benefits and risks with you first.
✓ Hot flashes or night sweats
✓ Fatigue and low energy
✓ Poor sleep or brain fog
✓ Low libido
✓ Mood changes or irritability
✓ Low testosterone symptoms in men
What we look at
We test hormones alongside thyroid, blood sugar, insulin, and inflammation, because they affect each other. Your plan is built on your own results, not a template.
Hormone care we offer
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Women’s hormone care
For perimenopause and menopause. We look at your symptoms and labs, then build a plan that fits you and adjust it at follow-up visits.
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Men’s testosterone care
For men with symptoms of low testosterone. We confirm it with lab work first, then monitor your levels and heart health as you go.
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Testing and follow-up
We check hormones along with thyroid, blood sugar, insulin, and inflammation, then recheck labs as your plan moves forward.
Why choose Elive for hormone therapy
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Labs before prescriptions
We test hormones, thyroid, blood sugar, and heart markers before we recommend anything, so your plan fits your body.
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Your heart comes first
Every hormone plan is built through a cardiovascular prevention lens, because hormones and heart health are closely connected.
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Time to really listen
Visits are unhurried. We adjust your plan based on how you feel and what your follow-up labs show.
Expert-led care
Your care is led by a board-certified, functional medicine certified nurse practitioner with 26 years in medicine, including a decade in emergency and critical care.
She is driven by cardiovascular prevention, so every hormone plan is built with your heart health in mind.
Christa Elza, NP
How hormone therapy works
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Consultation
We talk through your symptoms, history, and goals, in person in New Braunfels or virtually.
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Testing
Lab work that looks at your hormones alongside thyroid, blood sugar, insulin, and inflammation, reviewed with your heart health in mind.
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Your plan
A personalized hormone plan, with follow-up labs and visits so we can adjust as your body responds.
What our patients say
Hormone therapy FAQs
Common questions about hormone replacement therapy.
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Women in perimenopause or menopause and men with symptoms of low testosterone. We start with your symptoms and labs, not your age alone.
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We check your hormones along with thyroid, blood sugar, insulin, and inflammation, because they affect each other. Your plan is built on your own results.
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Both. You can see us at our clinic at 1149 South Academy Avenue in New Braunfels, TX, or meet with your provider virtually.
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Elive Health is a cash-pay practice. We accept HSA and FSA cards, and financing is available through CareCredit.
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Hormone therapy is not right for everyone. We review your personal benefits and risks, including your heart health, before you start and monitor you with follow-up labs.
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It varies from person to person. We check in at follow-up visits and adjust your plan based on how you feel and your lab results.
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You’ll have follow-up visits and labs so we can fine-tune your plan and make sure it keeps working for you.
Not sure where to start?
Book a consultation. We go over your symptoms, history, and goals and recommend the right next step for you.