Sexual Health and Wellness
Sexual Health and Wellness
Sexual health remains an important part of overall wellness as you age, and comprehensive approaches to hormonal health often consider sexual wellness as a key component. Hormonal changes over time may influence energy, mood, and overall quality of life. With a personalized, clinician-guided approach, care plans are developed to help support balance and overall well-being.
At Med Lounge, we utilize clinical frameworks and tools from OptimizeU, a national leader in healthy aging support, to evaluate hormonal and physiological factors that may influence sexual wellness. Our programs focus on identifying potential contributors affecting overall wellness and reviewing relevant laboratory data when appropriate. This comprehensive evaluation helps inform individualized lifestyle recommendations and, when clinically appropriate, personalized hormone therapy planning under provider supervision.
Depending on individual needs and medical appropriateness, treatment options may include provider-directed therapies such as platelet-based “performance shot” procedures, pelvic floor support treatments including Emsella®, and medication-based approaches when indicated. All recommendations are determined following clinical evaluation by a licensed healthcare professional.
If you are seeking support for sexual wellness in Orange County or San Diego, we invite you to schedule a consultation with the Med Lounge clinical team. Individual results vary, and treatment recommendations are provided only after evaluation by a licensed healthcare professional. Not all patients are candidates for treatment.
Sexual Health & Wellness treatements may help support the following:
- Overall well-being
- Healthy body composition when clinically appropriate
- Cognitive function
- Aspects of quality of life
- Physical vitality
- Healthy sleep patterns
- Muscle health when appropriate
- Energy levels
- Sexual wellness
- Mood balance
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Sexual health is important because it touches on several aspects of whole-body wellness. Sexual health patients have seen improvements in their physical health and existing conditions that are barriers to their sexual health, mental health, and emotional well-being.
Understanding the evolution of your sexual health is also vital to maintaining healthy intimate relationships. Taking a well-rounded approach to sexual health is an excellent way to foster a positive sexual relationship with your partners.
Testosterone is the primary sex hormone found in men. It plays an integral part in developing male sex organs and characteristics typically found in males. That includes increases in muscle mass and bone density, a deeper voice, facial hair, and the development of a healthy sex drive.
As men age, the body slows down its production of testosterone. Signs of lowering testosterone levels include:
- Loss of muscle mass
- Fatigue
- Depression and other mental health concerns
- Reduced sex drive
There may be a variety of causes for rapidly reducing rates of testosterone. Chronic illness, chronic pain, excessive drinking, stress, anxiety, and even certain medications contribute to low testosterone. Hormonal imbalances are also on that list.
Hormone optimization works to replace and adjust your hormone levels to match how you want to feel. Doctors develop hormone treatments to mimic your youthful state of health.
As we age, our hormone levels decline. Dropping hormone levels typically coincides with a reduced sex drive, higher body fat percentages, and loss of muscle mass and bone density. Over time, you may feel less like yourself, as studies show ideal hormone levels maintain our mental health, stamina, and energy levels.
Hormone optimization is effectively the best way to embrace anti-aging. You can feel young again.
OptimizeU PROGRAMS
OptimizeU offers personalized treatment plans for both men and women looking not to reverse the signs of aging but age better, feel better and look better as they age. Available programs are customized based on symptoms and analysis of root causes of those symptoms to offer long-term solutions as you age.