“I have been in Women’s Health since I was 23 years old. I have always loved taking care of women. I had a hysterectomy, and only a small portion of one ovary remained at the young age of 35.

I was always an advocate for hormone replacement therapy. I knew that when the time came that I would use therapy with the first onset of any adverse symptoms. I believed it would give me relief and a better quality of life. At 42 I began to have hot flashes and night sweats, I mean 20 a day take off my clothes hot flashes. As I knew I would, I started taking traditional HRT immediately. Unfortunately for me, I did not get the relief that I expected. I was still tormented with hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia and decrease in my energy and motivation. I became extremely anxious, and I am a naturally calm person.

During this time, Dr. William West had begun using a bioidentical hormone therapy called the pellets. It was used widely on the mid and west coast but no one on the east coast was providing this service. I used traditional pills, patches and creams for 2 years with minimal to no relief. I finally went to Dr. West and decided to give the pellets a try. I was willing to try anything at this distressful time of my life. I didn’t even know who I was anymore and neither did my family. Dr. West assured me I would feel so much better and he was right. I’ve never looked back.

I am going to tell you how amazing this was for me…life changing. For me personally, in only 8 days, my life had changed for the better. My hot flashes were diminishing everyday. I began sleeping through the night and not waking soaking wet. My anxiety, which was never me, went away. This was just in the first two weeks. As I continued therapy, which I continue to this day, 12 years later, I only felt better. My energy improved, my motivation returned. I was able to get up to the task of losing weight that I was so uncomfortable with but could do nothing to change it. With hard work, good diet changes, exercise, weight watchers and pellets, I lost 50 lbs. Now mind you, I was extremely disciplined and had a mind set to lose weight and that loss took me 1 ½ years. I don’t believe that I could have accomplished it without my new found wellness that I got from getting my hormones back in balance.

Because of these major changes in my life, I made the decision to change my entire career. I wanted to focus on perimenopausal and menopausal females. I did not want a single woman to suffer as I had if they chose to seek out help for treatment. I gave up OB with a heavy heart, but believed that my new journey was where I was supposed to be. I studied with Dr. Gino Tutero, the physician that brought pellets to the fore front for women and became certified in menopausal therapies and pellet therapy. I then followed and studied with Dr. West until I then began my own practice of women needing hormonal balance therapy.

I have now been doing this area of medicine for close to 10 years and I am very passionate about my pellet therapy. I would not be without this in my life. I have had some life altering occurrences in the past three years and I truly believe that I would not have done as well without my therapy. It has made me feel more alive and very healthy and happy at the age of 56. Although pellets was the therapy that worked for me, I treat every woman with the treatment best for her health and life situations.

I continued pursuing my dream to expand my care for this specialized area. I am proud and happy to now be a part of Renewed Vitality. I can now not only treat for hormonal balance but also care for all issues that can be associated with aging. I am looking forward to continuing my education to grow my practice for the better of females struggling with this time in their life. I believe in the safety and the effectiveness of what hormone balance can do for you. This is a time in our life that we deserve to finally take care of ourselves and to be a bit selfish. A time when we can be closer than ever with our partners. This is our time and I am choosing to not only live that life but to spread the word to as many women as I can.“