Hormone Pellet Therapy for Women & Men
Hormone Pellets in Scottsdale, AZ
Tired of remembering a cream every night or an injection every week? Hormone pellets are the low-maintenance way to do hormone replacement therapy: a pellet about the size of a grain of rice, placed just under the skin in a quick office visit, that releases hormones steadily for months.
At Sonoran Skin Renewal, Polly West, FNP-C runs your labs first, confirms pellets are a good fit for you, and places them in our North Scottsdale office. Hormone pellet therapy is available for women in perimenopause or menopause and for men with low testosterone.
Is Hormone Pellet Therapy a Fit for You?
Pellets suit people who want steady hormone levels without a daily routine. They are one of three options we offer, alongside creams and injections, and the right one depends on your labs, your symptoms and how you live.
Pellets tend to suit you if:
- You don’t want to apply a cream every day or give yourself injections
- You travel often or keep an unpredictable schedule
- You want one visit every few months instead of a daily or weekly routine
- Your labs and symptoms confirm a hormone imbalance
Creams or injections may suit you better if:
- You’re new to hormone therapy and want to adjust your dose more often
- You’d rather not have a small in-office procedure
- You want to be able to stop quickly. Once placed, a pellet keeps releasing until it dissolves
The symptoms that bring most patients in: hot flashes, night sweats, poor sleep, fatigue, brain fog, low libido, mood changes and weight gain around the middle for women; low energy, lost muscle, low sex drive and a flat mood for men. Not sure it’s hormonal? Read the signs you may need hormone replacement therapy.
What patients like about pellets
Nothing to Remember
No daily cream and no weekly injection. Once your pellets are placed, they do the work.
Steady Release
Pellets release hormones gradually over months instead of in daily or weekly doses.
A Quick Office Visit
Placement is done in our office with local numbing, and you go back to your day.
Dosed From Your Labs
Your dose is based on your blood work and symptoms, and rechecked before new pellets are placed.
How Hormone Pellet Therapy Works
Four steps, starting with your lab numbers. Nothing is placed until you and Polly agree it is the right plan.
1. Lab Work First
A blood panel checks estradiol, progesterone, testosterone and related markers, so your pellet dose is based on your data instead of guesswork.
2. A Consult With Polly West, FNP-C
Polly reviews your results, symptoms and health history with you, explains the benefits and risks of pellets in plain English, and compares them with creams and injections.
3. Pellet Placement
The area is numbed with local anesthetic, and rice-sized pellets are placed just under the skin of the hip during a quick in-office visit.
4. Follow-Up Labs & New Pellets
We recheck your labs and symptoms and adjust your dose. Most patients return for new pellets every three to six months.
Who's Treating You
- Treatment led by Polly West, FNP-C, a certified family nurse practitioner
- Lab-guided dosing, rechecked over time, with no one-size-fits-all protocols
- Hormone therapy for women (BHRT) and men (testosterone therapy / TRT)
- Hormone pellets, creams and injections under one roof
- Rated 5.0 on Google by more than 190 patients
- North Scottsdale office at 9915 E Bell Rd, Suite 120B
Find Out if Hormone Pellets Are Right for You
Start with a hormone consultation. Polly will go over your labs and your options, including pellets, creams and injections, so you can choose with real numbers in front of you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Hormone pellets are rice-sized pellets that contain bioidentical hormones, most often estradiol or testosterone. They are placed just under the skin and release hormones steadily, so there is nothing to remember every day.
Most patients return for new pellets every three to six months, depending on their labs and symptoms.
The area is numbed with local anesthetic first, so the numbing is most of what you feel. Some bruising or tenderness where the pellets were placed can happen afterward.
Yes. We offer testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) for men using pellets or injections. Low testosterone is confirmed with lab work, including two early-morning testosterone tests as the American Urological Association recommends, together with your symptoms before treatment starts.
It depends on your lifestyle and your labs. Pellets are the lowest-maintenance option. Creams allow small day-to-day dose changes. Injections give precise dosing on a set schedule. Polly explains the trade-offs of each at your consultation and helps you choose.
Possible side effects include breast tenderness, spotting, acne, fluid retention or mood changes, plus some bruising or tenderness where the pellets were placed. Because a pellet keeps releasing until it dissolves, the dose cannot be turned down right away, which is why we dose from your labs and recheck them. Hormone therapy is not right for everyone, and Polly reviews your full health history before recommending it.
Many patients notice better sleep and energy within a few weeks. The full effect usually takes about three months, and we adjust your plan based on follow-up labs and how you feel.
Cost depends on your dose and the lab work you need. You get exact pricing at your consultation before you commit to anything, and financing is available.
Hormone Pellets for Women & Men
Ready to Feel Like Yourself Again?
Hormone symptoms are not something you have to push through. Book a consultation, get your labs done, and find out what is actually going on.
Related Hormone Services & Reading
Pellets are one way to deliver hormone replacement therapy in Scottsdale, alongside creams and injections. Read more on understanding BHRT and the signs you need hormone replacement therapy, or pair treatment with medical weight loss and B12 injections.