Stress can be thought of as the “spice of life,” the spark that animates and primes us for each day. The difference between stress we can handle, and stress that gets out of hand, stress vs. distress, is the difference between adrenal balance or imbalance. The latter occurs when multi-pressures of modern life call the adrenal glands to action too often. The struggle to keep up with high demand for cortisol eventually leads to adrenal fatigue.

Dr. Kelley prefers to use saliva testing to determine hormone levels in patients. In the past 20-30 years a number of research studies have validated saliva as a diagnostic medium to measure the unbound, biologically-active fraction of steroid hormones in the bloodstream. Saliva testing can help your doctor restore hormonal balance and patient quality of life using test results as a rational basis for treatment.

Hormone Philosophy
What are Hormones?

Hormones are the body’s messengers that transport information from the brain to the glands, from the glands to the cells and from the cells to the brain.
Hormones rejuvenate, regenerate and restore our bodies.
As doctors, we were taught that as we age, our hormones decline. It is now becoming clear that [...]

Testicular Hormones - What makes you a man
• Testosterone - The total amount in your system, including how much is actively available to your body
• Dihydrotestosterone - The total amount of used testosterone in your body
• Estrogen - To make sure it’s not too high
• PSA - Prostate specific antigens – your prostrate health
Adrenal Hormones [...]

Suffering from Andropause: the Male Menopause?
Andropause, also known as the male menopause or MANopause, is the result of a gradual drop in testosterone. In many cases, bioidentical hormones can be part of the solution. Symptoms of low testosterone manifest in a number of ways including physical, emotional, psychological and behavioral changes. Men frequently notice male [...]

In treating a woman with signs of menopause, symptoms of perimenopause and hormonal imbalance, Dr. Kelley’s anti-aging physicians replace exactly what is low or missing with the body’s appropriate bioidentical hormones. Your doctor will prescribe the bioidentical hormones in a fashion that matches each woman’s prior hormonal needs. Dr. Kelley’s highly qualified, anti-aging physicians follow [...]