Hormone optimization’s main goal is to assess whether hormone levels in the body are below their optimal threshold and, if so, to help treat this by creating a plan to improve hormone function. However, if your body is simply not producing the levels of hormones it should be, hormone optimization may be an option for you.

Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, also known as BHRT is a well-known form of hormone optimization that uses hormones chemically identical to the ones found to be produced in our bodies. Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy patients have shown improvement in their well-being in several areas, but mainly in restoring balance to the endocrine system.

A Pap smear is a test to help prevent cervical cancer or find it early. The cervix is the lower, narrow end of the uterus that opens into the vagina. During a Pap smear, a health care provider collects cells from the cervix and sends them to a lab.

At the lab, the cells are checked under a microscope for cancer or for signs that they may become cancer.

Read more at: https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/pap-smear/