BioTE™ Pellets are all-natural hormone pellets that are placed just below the surface of a patient’s skin for the body to absorb. They are structurally bio-identical to the estrogen progesterone and testosterone that is naturally found within the body and are metabolized as the need arises by the body. Although every patients need will be different, it is common that most women using bioidentical hormone pellet therapy, to help with hormonal imbalances, will need them placed every 3-6 months and men will usually be every 4-5 months. For women, having an increase in estrogen will help to protect against stroke, heart attack, and osteoporosis. These pellets have been shown to be more effective than hormonal shots, pills, and creams because they are a synthetic hormone like the hormones that naturally exist within the body and instead of being metabolized through the stomach, liver or skin, they are picked up by directly in the bloodstream and distributed appropriately within the body.