Boca Raton · Physician-supervised since 2014
Bioidentical hormone therapy for women and men, testosterone therapy, pellets and peptides — all of it at one office on Beracasa Way, under Bruce J. Stratt, MD. We test first, go through your results with you — by phone or in the office, whichever you prefer — and treat only what your labs and symptoms actually support.
Takes about 30 seconds. We call you back within one business day.
How hormone care works here
Low energy, broken sleep and weight that won't move have a dozen possible causes, and only some are hormonal. The first two visits are how we find out which — before anyone writes a prescription.
Symptoms, history, medications. Then we decide which panel you actually need — and which tests you can skip.
Drawn here in the office. Hormone markers, plus the things that impersonate hormone problems — thyroid and basic metabolic markers.
Your provider goes through every number with you — by phone or at the office, whichever suits you — rather than emailing a PDF for you to decode. Dr. Stratt consults on your case and on what gets prescribed. You end up knowing what's out of range, what it explains, and what treatment costs, in writing.
If therapy is indicated we start conservatively, re-check labs on a set schedule and adjust. We keep re-testing, rather than just refilling.
Hormone care for women and men
Not sure which one applies to you? Call and we'll tell you where to start.
Bioidentical hormone therapy for perimenopause, menopause and hormone loss after a hysterectomy, using hormones structurally identical to the ones your body makes.
Testosterone replacement for men with a documented deficiency — age-related decline or hypogonadism — by injection, cream, patch or pellet, with levels re-checked rather than assumed.
Broader than testosterone alone — for andropause and age-related decline, where fatigue, low drive, mood and body composition move together.
A pellet about the size of a grain of rice, placed under the skin at the hip in a one- to two-minute office procedure — no stitches, no downtime. Steady dose for several months.
Peptides are short chains of amino acids the body uses as signals. We use them selectively — alongside hormone care rather than instead of it, and only where your evaluation supports it.
Why patients come in
None of these prove a hormone problem on their own. They're a reason to get tested — which is a different thing from a diagnosis.
Choosing a hormone clinic
Hormone therapy attracts a lot of shortcuts. Here's what's worth asking any clinic before you start.
Safety and honesty about the medicine
Hormone therapy is a prescription treatment with real risks alongside its benefits, and it is not right for everyone. Personal and family history of breast or prostate cancer, blood clots, liver disease and cardiovascular disease all bear on whether treatment is indicated, and at what dose. That is what the evaluation is for.
Compounded bioidentical preparations — including pellets — are made by FDA-registered compounding pharmacies. Registered is not the same as approved, and we'll tell you plainly which category your prescription falls into.
We're self-pay, so there's no insurance authorization to wait on and no surprise bill afterwards. Patients come from Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach and Deerfield Beach — one office, the same small team each time.
Before you call
You don't, and neither do we, until we test. Fatigue, weight gain, poor sleep, low libido and brain fog have several possible causes — thyroid disease, iron deficiency, sleep apnea, depression and medication side effects among them. That is the whole reason we run labs before writing anything: to separate a hormone problem from the things that impersonate one.
Which panel you need is decided at your consultation, based on your symptoms, sex, age and history. For men it generally includes total and free testosterone, estradiol and a baseline prostate marker. For women it depends on where you are in the menopause transition. Either way we check thyroid and basic metabolic markers, because those overlap with hormone symptoms constantly.
Then we tell you that, and we don't sell you hormones. Dr. Stratt is direct about this: if your bloodwork doesn't show a deficiency, treatment isn't indicated. We'll go through what your numbers do show, what else could explain how you feel, and where to take it next.
It depends on the hormone being replaced, how steady your levels need to be, and honestly on what you'll stick with. Injections give the most dose control; creams, gels and patches are the easiest to adjust or stop; pellets release steadily for several months with no daily routine. We go through the trade-offs once your results are back, and you choose with your provider.
This page is for general information and is not medical advice. Whether any treatment is appropriate for you is determined after evaluation and, where indicated, laboratory testing.
"…within just a few weeks I started feeling my energy coming back and felt much more like myself again."
Boca Raton · Serving Delray Beach, Boynton Beach & Deerfield Beach
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