50 Asheville Hwy Brevard, NC 28712

Phone: (828) 883-9000 | Fax: (828) 883-9002

Hormone Therapy


Metcalf Compounding Pharmacy’s expert staff of specially-trained pharmacists offers confidential consultations on a wide variety of topics, including customized hormone therapy, weight loss and management, gastrointestinal health, low dose naltrexone (LDN), nutrition and many others. If you would like an in-depth personal consultation please contact us to schedule an appointment with one of our trained professionals.

While our pharmacists are specialized in hormones, nutritional supplements, and functional medicine, we cannot write a prescription. We advise you to discuss this consultation with your healthcare provider to make sure they will collaborate with us and will approve the requested prescription.

What are hormones?

Hormones are chemical messengers that travel through the bloodstream to cells, tissues and organs. Hormones work slowly, over time, and affect many different bodily processes, including:
- Growth and development.

- Metabolism – how your body gets energy from the foods you eat.

- Sexual function.

- Reproduction.

- Mood.

What does bio-identical mean?

Bio-identical hormones have the identical chemical structure as human hormones, but are made from a yam or soy plant. They are compounded for each person based on their unique biology. Natural or bio-identical hormones produce the same physiologic response in the body as your own.

What are some symptoms of hormone imbalance?

There are several types of hormones within our bodies; including estradiol, estriol, progesterone, estrone, testosterone, thyroid, cortisol, and DHEA hormones. As no two people are the same, neither are our responses to hormone imbalance. Some may experience a few symptoms, while others experience several. The intensity of symptoms can also vary from mild to severe.

Hormone imbalance can cause the following symptoms:

Aches and pains

Acne

Allergies

Arthritis

Bleeding changes

Bone loss

Breast cancer

Breast tenderness

Candida (yeast) infections

Chemical sensitivity

Cold body temperature

Constipation

Cramps

Cystic ovaries

Decreased muscle mass

Depression

Dry skin and hair

Elevated triglycerides

Fatigue

Fibrocystic breasts

Fibromyalgia

Foggy thinking

Forgetful

Hair dry & brittle

Hair loss

Headaches/migraines

Heart palpitations

Hot flashes

Incontinence

Increased facial or body hair

Infertility

Irritability

Low blood pressure

Low libido

Memory lapses

Nails breaking or brittle

Nervous

Night sweats

Oily skin

PMS/mood swings

Sleep disturbances

Slowed reflexes

Stress

Sugar cravings

Swelling/puffy eyes/face

Tearful

Thinning skin

Uterine fibroids

Vaginal dryness

Water retention

Weight gain

The fee for an initial consultation is $120 for a 60 minute appointment. Follow-up consultations are $60 for 30 minutes.

We utilize at-home saliva, urine, and blood-spot testing through ZRT Laboratory. Patients pay ZRT Laboratory directly for the tests when they send off their samples to the lab. Depending on which labs the pharmacist determines are needed, the price can range from $88 to $440.

Schedule your appointment. We utilize Practice Better to manage appointments and medical records.  Please note that when making an appointment, we need time for you to complete saliva testing and for us to get the results.  So, your first available appointment will likely be 4+ weeks out. For a new consultation, please choose a 60 minute initial consultation. This appointment can be in person, over the phone, or by video chat through the Practice Better platform.

Once you have scheduled the appointment, Laura (our personalized medicine consultant) will contact you to gather more information in order to recommend  the appropriate saliva tests that will be needed. We recommend that you pick up  the test kit here at 479 50 Asheville Hwy. However, if that is a problem, we can mail it. But this may further delay the appointment if results are not received back in time for your appointment.

Begin your tailored journey with our consultation, where valuable insights help fine-tune your hormone balance.