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Mark E. Richards, MD
Bio-Identical Pellet Therapy

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Restore your vitality & optimize your health

with Bio-Identical Pellet Hormone Therapy
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Use hormone pellet treatment to provide a long-lasting counter-balance against environmental hormone-disrupting chemicals. These chemicals can significantly depress the body’s most abundant hormone, which is responsible for controlling inflammation, metabolism, tissue repair, and brain function.- Dr. Mark Richards

New to Hormone Therapy?

Watch my intro 17-minute video explaining it in a nutshell

Think you may be experiencing a hormone imbalance?

Typical Symptoms

For Men

  • Loss of Muscle Mass

  • Weight Gain

  • Low Libido

  • Low Energy

  • Brain Fog

  • Joint and Tendon Pain

  • Night Sweats

  • Irritability

  • And More…
Typical Symptoms

For Women

  • Menopausal Symptoms

  • Depression

  • Irritability

  • Brain Fog

  • Poor Sleep

  • Weight Gain

  • Joint and Tendon Pain

  • Anxiety

  • Fatigue

  • And More…

The Treatment Process

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The Advantages

of Bio-Identical Hormone Pellets
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Patient Testimonials

Women

“My friends and loved ones say I am back to my fun and youthful self! My work colleagues are jealous. Everyone wants to know what I am doing…”

Karen, 56

Men

“Within 8 months of being on pellets, I have the vigor, health and energy I have not had for many years. Even my sex life is back! My doctor is amazed with the transformation in my health.”

Thomas, 67
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Dr. Mark Richards Talks Bio-Identical Hormone Pellet Therapy: Solutions for Hormonal Wellness


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Mark E. Richards M.D.

Dr. Mark Richards is one of a handful of nationally and internationally recognized experts in the emerging field of bio-identical pellet hormone therapy. He instructs physicians in how to start this therapy in their practices. He also lectures to physicians at medical specialty conferences (plastic surgery and Anti-Aging) regarding the extensive science of the last 70 years supporting the use of bio-identical hormone pellets to enhance and restore health and well-being in aging humans. He has practiced and taught plastic surgery for over 21 years, and has practiced and educated others in bio-identical pellet therapy since 2008. He is board-certified in plastic surgery.

  • Has been selected by The Washingtonian Magazine as one of the best Washington DC area cosmetic surgeons
  • Recognition in the Consumer’s Research Council of America’s Guide to America’s Top Surgeons has been an annual accolade since 2002
  • Has been selected as a “Top Doctor” in plastic surgery by U.S. News & World Report in 2012
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Achieving Better Health by Avoiding the Corruptions in Modern Medical Science

Written By Mark E. Richards, M.D.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Why Pellets?

    Bio-identical testosterone or estrogen hormones taken by mouth are inactivated in the liver before ever getting into your circulation. Bio-identical creams or injections have large variations in their blood levels and an inconsistency in the amount of hormone they provide to your tissues. Bio-identical pellets have been shown to provide close to a “steady state” availability of hormone for months. Bio-identical hormone pellets have been used in the United States since 1939.

  • Why Bio-Identical?

    Bio-identical hormones have the exact same chemical and molecular structure as hormones that are made in the human body. The difference between a “bio-identical” hormone versus a hormone that is not “bio-identical” is the molecular structure and shape of the hormone. Why is this important? Think of a hormone as a “key” and the receptor which it activates as a lock. In order for a replacement hormone to exactly replicate the function of the hormone that humans naturally produce, the bio-identical replacement I provide must exactly match the human hormone. It is the structural differences that exist between human “bio-identical” and “non-bio-identical” hormones that are responsible for serious side effects and sometimes fatal health risks that occur when non “bio-identical” hormones are used in humans.

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